Proverbs 24:15

New English Translation

Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

Cross References

Psalm 140:5

Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

Psalm 37:32

Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

Psalm 56:6

They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

Psalm 59:3

For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.

Proverbs 1:11

If they say, “Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.

Proverbs 22:28

Do not move an ancient boundary stone which was put in place by your ancestors.

Isaiah 32:18

My people will live in peaceful settlements, in secure homes, and in safe, quiet places.

Jeremiah 11:19

Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying, “Let’s destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let’s remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more.”

Matthew 26:4

They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Acts 23:16

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.

Acts 25:3

Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

Acts 9:24

but Saul learned of their plot against him. They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him.

1 Samuel 9:11

As they were going up the ascent to the town, they met some girls coming out to draw water. They said to them, “Is this where the seer is?”