Adversary

But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an Adversary unto thine adversaries.

And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an Adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

And her Adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.

And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an Adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?

But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither Adversary nor evil occurrent.

• Government

And the LORD stirred up an Adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.

• Government

And God stirred him up another Adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

And he was an Adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

And Esther said, The Adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine Adversary had written a book.

O God, how long shall the Adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine Adversary? let him come near to me.

• Temple

The Adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

• Bow

He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an Adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.

The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the Adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An Adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.

Agree with thine Adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the Adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

When thou goest with thine Adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine Adversary.

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the Adversary to speak reproachfully.

• Lion
• War

Be sober, be vigilant; because your Adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: