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1 Thessalonians 5 3
While people are saying,“ Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. (niv)
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Psalms 141:9-10
Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety. (niv)
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Isaiah 47:11
Disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to conjure it away. A calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off with a ransom; a catastrophe you cannot foresee will suddenly come upon you. (niv)
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Luke 21:34
“ Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. (niv)
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Psalms 64:7
But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down. (niv)
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Esther 7:10
So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided. (niv)
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1 Samuel 18 17
Saul said to David,“ Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul said to himself,“ I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!” (niv)
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Psalms 57:6
They spread a net for my feet— I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path— but they have fallen into it themselves. (niv)
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Proverbs 29:1
Whoever remains stiff- necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed— without remedy. (niv)
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Proverbs 5:22
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast. (niv)
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2 Samuel 17 23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb. (niv)
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1 Samuel 31 2-1 Samuel 31 4
The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki- Shua.The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.Saul said to his armor-bearer,“ Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.” But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. (niv)
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Psalms 7:15-16
Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads. (niv)
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2 Samuel 18 14-2 Samuel 18 15
Joab said,“ I’m not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.And ten of Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him. (niv)
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2 Samuel 17 2-2 Samuel 17 4
I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would strike down only the kingand bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed.”This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel. (niv)
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Matthew 27:3-5
When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.“ I have sinned,” he said,“ for I have betrayed innocent blood.”“ What is that to us?” they replied.“ That’s your responsibility.”So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. (niv)
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Psalms 9:15
The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. (niv)
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Psalms 73:18-20
Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies. (niv)