- The proud:
- "The wicked,ª through the prideª of his countenance,ª will not¹ seekª° [after God]: Godª [is] not¹ in all¹ his thoughts.ª ... Arise,ª° O LORD;ª O God,ª lift upª° thine hand:ª forgetª° not¹ the humble.ª°²" {Psa 10:4-12} + "Keepª° me as the appleª¹ of the eye,ª² hideª° me under the shadowª of thy wings,ª ... Arise,ª° O LORD,ª disappointª°¹ him,² cast him down:ª° deliverª° my soulª from the wicked,ª¹ [which is] thy sword:ª" {Psa 17:8-13} + "For¹ without causeª have they hidª° for me their netª [in] a pit,ª [which] without causeª they have diggedª° for my soul.ª" {Psa 35:7} + "Let not¹ the footª of prideª come²° against¹ me, and let not¹ the handª of the wickedª removeª° me." {Psa 36:11} + "They have preparedª° a netª for my steps;ª my soulª is bowed down:ª° they have diggedª° a pitª beforeª me, into the midstª whereof they are fallenª° [themselves]. Selah.ª" {Psa 57:6} + "The proudª have forgedª° a lieª against¹ me: [but] I¹ will keepª° thy preceptsª with [my] whole¹ heart.ª" {Psa 119:69} + "The proudª have diggedª° pitsª for me, which¹ [are] not¹ after thy law.ª" {Psa 119:85} + "The wickedª have laidª° a snareª for me: yet I erredª° not¹ from thy precepts.ª¹" {Psa 119:110} + "Have mercy²° upon¹ us, O LORD,ª have mercy²° upon¹ us: for¹ we are exceedinglyª filledª° with contempt.ª ... Our soulª is exceedinglyª filledª° with the scorningª of those that are at ease,ª [and] with the contemptª of the proud.ª²°°²°" {Psa 123:3-4} + "Keepª° me from¹¹ the snaresª² [which] they have laidª° for me, and the ginsª of the workersª° of iniquity.ª ... Let the wickedª fallª° into their own nets,ª whilst¹ that I¹ withalª escape.ª°" {Psa 141:9-10} + "When my spiritª was overwhelmedª° within¹ me, then thou¹ knewestª° my path.ª In the wayª whereinª I walkedª° have they privily laidª° a snareª for me." {Psa 142:3} + "A manª that flatterethª°¹ his neighbourª spreadethª° a netª for¹ his feet.ª" {Prv 29:5} + "Then saidª° they, Come,²°¹ and let us deviseª° devicesª against¹ Jeremiah;ª for¹ the lawª shall not¹ perishª° from the priest,ª¹ nor counselª from the wise,ª¹ nor the wordª from the prophet.ª¹ Come,²°¹ and let us smiteª° him with the tongue,ª and let us not¹ give heedª° to¹ any¹ of his words.ª" {Jer 18:18} + "Shall evilª be recompensedª° for¹ good?ª for¹ they have diggedª° a pitª for my soul.ª Rememberª° that I stoodª° beforeª thee to speakª° goodª for¹ them, [and] to turn awayª°¹ thy wrathª from¹ them." {Jer 18:20} + "Let a cryª be heardª° from their houses,ª¹ when¹ thou shalt bringª° a troopª suddenlyª upon¹ them: for¹ they have diggedª° a pitª°² to takeª° me, and hidª° snaresª for my feet.ª" {Jer 18:22} + "Andª as heª saidª° these thingsª untoª them,ª the¹ scribesª andª the¹ Phariseesª beganª° to urgeª° [him] vehemently,ª andª to provoke²° him² to speakª°¹ ofª many things:ª ... Laying wait¹ for²° him,ª andª seekingª° to catchª° somethingª out ofª hisª mouth,²¹ thatª they might accuseª° him.ª" {Lke 11:53-54} + "Andª they watchedª° [him], and sent forthª° spies,ª which should feignª°²° themselvesª just men,ª thatª they might take holdª° of hisª words,ª that so² they might deliverª° himª unto the¹ powerª andª authorityª of the¹ governor.ª ... Butª he perceivedª° their²¹ craftiness,ª and saidª° untoª them,ª Whyª tempt¹ ye²° me?ª" {Lke 20:20-23}
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