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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• ⁷To you therefore that believe [is] the preciousness; but to disobedient [ones] a stone which the builders rejected, this became head of corner, (1 Peter 2:7)

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Psa. 37:32• ³²The wicked [man] lieth in wait for the righteous [one]{HR}And seeketh to kill 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• ⁷{i}And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah.{/i} 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 practiced mischief against him, {i}he said to Abiathar the priest{/i}, 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 anything.
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• ⁶But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shown him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that [were] throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai. (Esther 3:6)

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Matt. 26:4,16• ⁴{i}and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;{/i}
¹⁶{i}And from that time he sought a good opportunity that he might deliver him up.{/i} (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 practiced and prospered.
²⁴And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice and 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 practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. (Mic. 2:1)

gnasheth.

Psa. 35:16• ¹⁶With profane mockers [in] a feast, gnashing 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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The wicked [man] deviseth evil against the righteous [man]{HR}And gnasheth his teeth upon him.