Psalm 10:9

Good News Translation

they wait in their hiding place like lions. They lie in wait for the poor; they catch them in their traps and drag them away.

Cross References

Job 38:40

when they hide in their caves, or lie in wait in their dens?

Psalm 109:31

because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death.

Psalm 12:5

“But now I will come,” says the Lord, “because the needy are oppressed and the persecuted groan in pain. I will give them the security they long for.”

Psalm 140:5

The proud have set a trap for me; they have laid their snares, and along the path they have set traps to catch me.

Psalm 17:12

They are like lions, waiting for me, wanting to tear me to pieces.

Psalm 35:10

With all my heart I will say to the Lord, “There is no one like you. You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor.”

Psalm 37:14

The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and needy, to slaughter those who do what is right;

Psalm 59:3

Look! They are waiting to kill me; cruel people are gathering against me. It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done,

Proverbs 14:31

If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.

Proverbs 22:16

If you make gifts to rich people or oppress the poor to get rich, you will become poor yourself.

Proverbs 28:15

Poor people are helpless against a wicked ruler; he is as dangerous as a growling lion or a prowling bear.

Isaiah 3:15

You have no right to crush my people and take advantage of the poor. I, the Sovereign Lord Almighty, have spoken.”

Isaiah 32:7

A stupid person is evil and does evil things; he plots to ruin the poor with lies and to keep them from getting their rights.

Jeremiah 5:26

“Evildoers live among my people; they lie in wait like those who lay nets to catch birds, but they have set their traps to catch people.

Lamentations 3:10

He waited for me like a bear; he pounced on me like a lion.

Ezekiel 22:29

The wealthy cheat and rob. They mistreat the poor and take advantage of foreigners.

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the forest unless he has found a victim? Does a young lion growl in his den unless he has caught something?

Micah 7:2

There is not an honest person left in the land, no one loyal to God. Everyone is waiting for a chance to commit murder. Everyone hunts down their own people.

Habakkuk 1:15

The Babylonians catch people with hooks, as though they were fish. They drag them off in nets and shout for joy over their catch!

Habakkuk 3:14

Your arrows pierced the commander of his army when it came like a storm to scatter us, gloating like those who secretly oppress the poor.

Zechariah 11:3

The rulers cry out in grief; their glory is gone! Listen to the roaring of the lions; their forest home along the Jordan is destroyed!

John 10:12

When the hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away; so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.

Acts 23:21

But don't listen to them, because there are more than forty men who will be hiding and waiting for him. They have taken a vow not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are now ready to do it and are waiting for your decision.”