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Psalms 7:13–16

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He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
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From verse 13

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:6Rank 1 from verse 13
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    6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

  2. Habakkuk 3:13Rank 2 from verse 13
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    13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

  3. Habakkuk 3:11Rank 3 from verse 13
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    11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

  4. Psalms 18:14Rank 4 from verse 13
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    14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

  5. Psalms 45:5Rank 5 from verse 13
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    5Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

From verse 14

  1. James 1:15Rank 1 from verse 14
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    15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

  2. Job 15:35Rank 2 from verse 14
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    35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

  3. Isaiah 33:11Rank 3 from verse 14
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    11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

  4. Isaiah 59:4–5Rank 4 from verse 14
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    4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

    5They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

  5. Job 15:20Rank 5 from verse 14
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    20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

From verse 15

  1. Job 4:8Rank 1 from verse 15
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    8Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

  2. Psalms 141:10Rank 2 from verse 15
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    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

  3. Proverbs 26:27Rank 3 from verse 15
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    27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

  4. Ecclesiastes 10:8–9Rank 4 from verse 15
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    8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

    9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

  5. Psalms 10:2Rank 5 from verse 15
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    2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

From verse 16

  1. Esther 9:25Rank 1 from verse 16
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    25But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

  2. Psalms 37:12–13Rank 2 from verse 16
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    12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

    13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

  3. 1 Kings 2:32Rank 3 from verse 16
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    32And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

  4. 1 Samuel 24:12–13Rank 4 from verse 16
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    12The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

    13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

  5. 1 Samuel 26:10Rank 5 from verse 16
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    10David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

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Psalms 7:13

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

instruments

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Sense 1: Tools or implements by which work is done or effects are produced. Sense 2: Devices made to produce music.

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COMBINED MEANING

arrows

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Sense 1: Pointed missiles shot from bows. Sense 2: Figuratively, instruments or images of attack, judgment, pain, or sudden force.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 7:14

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

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conceived

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of conceive, meaning to become pregnant. Sense 2: To form an idea, plan, purpose, or understanding in the mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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COMBINED MEANING

falsehood

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What is contrary to truth: a lie, deceit, unfaithfulness, or false appearance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 7:15

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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pit

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Sense 1: A hole, cavity, cistern, dungeon, trap, or place of confinement. Sense 2: The grave, deep ruin, or a place of judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fallen

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1. Come or gone down from a higher or upright position; dropped or collapsed. 2. Slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or declined from a former position or state. 3. Come upon, into, under, or away from a person, thing, place, condition, influence, or relation. 4. Assigned or allotted. 5. In “fallen out,” happened or resulted. 6. In “fallen to,” gone over or surrendered to another side.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 7:16

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

return

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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

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COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dealing

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Conduct or manner of acting; a deed or course of action toward another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

pate

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The head, especially the crown or top of the head.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

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14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

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15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

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16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

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17I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

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