Proverbs 24:15
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 24
“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”Proverbs 24:15
What Does Proverbs 24:15 Mean?
Proverbs 24:15 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 24, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 24:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 11:19“But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.”Acts 9:24“But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.”1 Samuel 9:11“And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?”1 Samuel 22:18“And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.”1 Samuel 23:20“Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.”Psalms 140:5“The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.”Isaiah 32:18“And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;”Matthew 26:4“And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.”Psalms 37:32“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”Psalms 56:6“They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.”Psalms 59:3“For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.”Proverbs 1:11“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:”Proverbs 22:28“Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.”Acts 23:16“And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.”Acts 25:3“And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.”Psalms 10:8“He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.”
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