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Psa. 37:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The wicked ββplotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

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precious,

1 Peter 2:7• ⁷Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, (1 Peter 2:7)

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Psa. 37:32• ³²The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. (Psa. 37:32)

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1 Sam. 18:21• ²¹And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain. (1 Sam. 18:21)

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1 Sam. 23:7‑9• ⁷And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
⁸And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
⁹And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. (1 Sam. 23:7‑9)

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2 Sam. 15:10‑12• ¹⁰But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
¹¹And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
¹²And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom. (2 Sam. 15:10‑12)

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Esther 3:6• ⁶And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had showed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. (Esther 3:6)

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Matt. 26:4,16• ⁴And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
¹⁶And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. (Matt. 26:4,16)

plotteth.

or, practiseth.

Dan. 8:12,24• ¹²And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
²⁴And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. (Dan. 8:12,24)

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Mic. 2:1• ¹Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. (Mic. 2:1)

gnasheth.

Psa. 35:16• ¹⁶With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. (Psa. 35:16)

• Verses 12 to 15 present the Lord’s attitude toward the wicked. Over-occupied with the prosperity of the wicked, we may fret and become angry and impatient; the Lord, however, derides the wicked who plot against the just, for the Lord sees that his day is coming. (“Psalms 37” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.