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Psalm 7:14
Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.
12If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
13He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.
14Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.
15He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
16The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
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Conception and labor become images of wrongdoing here, tracing how mischief takes shape and emerges as falsehood that can harm another person.
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James 1:15Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin. The sin, when it is full grown, produces death.Both use conception and birth to trace wrongdoing's development: mischief brings forth falsehood, and lust bears sin that produces death.
Job 15:35They conceive mischief and produce iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit.”Both describe conceiving mischief and producing evil, using birth language to expose the development of deceit.
Isaiah 33:11You will conceive chaff. You will give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will devour you.Both use conception and birth for harmful outcomes: falsehood in the psalm, chaff and stubble in Isaiah.
Job 15:20the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.Both portray wickedness through pain, though Psalm 7 uses labor and Job 15 describes the oppressor's distress.
Isaiah 59:4–5No one sues in righteousness, and no one pleads in truth. They trust in vanity and speak lies. They conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.Both link lies with conceiving mischief, portraying wrongdoing as something carried within and then brought forth.
Proverbs 24:2for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.Both connect inward wrongdoing with its outward expression: conceived mischief becomes falsehood, while plotting hearts accompany lips that speak mischief.
Psalm 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.Both join mischief and iniquity with deceit, exposing wrongdoing that takes shape in speech.
Psalm 28:3Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.Both connect concealed mischief with deceptive expression; Psalm 28 specifies peaceful speech toward neighbors despite mischief in the heart.
Psalm 52:1For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has come to Ahimelech’s house.” Why do you boast of …Both name mischief as wrongdoing, though Psalm 7 describes its conception and Psalm 52 confronts boasting about it.
Job 16:11God delivers me to the ungodly, and casts me into the hands of the wicked.Both concern wicked people; Psalm 7 describes their wrongdoing, while Job speaks of being handed over to them.
Jeremiah 9:5Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity.Both connect falsehood with effort: the psalm uses labor, while Jeremiah describes tongues trained to lie and people wearying themselves in wrongdoing.
2 Samuel 13:32Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered, “Don’t let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, for Amnon only is …Psalm 7 pictures harm conceived before it emerges; Jonadab describes Amnon's death as something Absalom had determined beforehand.
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If you have been harmed by falsehood, this is a sober word: the psalm names its deliberate growth and places its maker under God's judgment.
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