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Psalms 7:14
Psalms 7:14 is verse 14 of Psalms chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
King James Version
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
World English Bible
Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.
“Behold”, from “\+wh הִנֵּה\+wh*”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
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Psalms 7:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible
12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 15:20A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
Job 15:35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
Isaiah 33:11You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
Isaiah 59:5They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
James 1:15Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.