Verse 9

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
  • Ps 34:15-19 : 15 The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry. 16 The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 [ The righteous] cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles. 18 Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.
  • 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
  • Jude 1:14-15 : 14 And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that [hour] which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
  • Prov 16:4 : 4 Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
  • 2 Cor 5:10-11 : 10 For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things [done] in the body, according to what he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad. 11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
  • 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
  • Job 5:19 : 19 He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
  • Job 21:30 : 30 That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?
  • Ps 12:1 : 1 [For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David]. Help, Jehovah; For the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
  • Ps 32:6 : 6 For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.
  • Ps 4:3 : 3 But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself him that is godly: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.
  • 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;