Psalms 37:17

American Standard Version (1901)

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 145:14 : 14 Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
  • Ps 10:15 : 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
  • Ps 37:24 : 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
  • Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
  • Job 38:15 : 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
  • Ps 41:12 : 12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
  • Ps 51:12 : 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.
  • Ezek 30:21-25 : 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it hath not been bound up, to apply [healing] medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong [arm], and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 25 And I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:14-16
    3 verses
    82%

    14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.

    15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.

    16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Ps 37:18
    79%

    18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

  • Ps 37:24
    78%

    24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.

  • Ps 10:15
    78%

    15Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

  • Ps 125:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

    4Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

  • Job 38:15
    78%

    15And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

  • Ps 129:4
    78%

    4Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

  • Prov 12:7
    77%

    7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Ps 37:38-39
    2 verses
    77%

    38As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

    39But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

  • Ps 37:32
    76%

    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

  • Prov 13:6
    76%

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Ps 55:22
    75%

    22Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

  • Job 17:9
    75%

    9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

  • Ps 145:14
    75%

    14Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

  • Ps 34:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

    20He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.

    21Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

  • Prov 10:3
    75%

    3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

  • Ps 7:9
    75%

    9O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

  • Isa 14:5
    75%

    5Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;

  • Ps 37:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.

  • Prov 21:12
    74%

    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Ps 118:16
    74%

    16The right hand of Jehovah is exalted: The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.

  • 1 Sam 2:4
    74%

    4The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

  • Ps 1:6
    74%

    6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • Ps 147:6
    74%

    6Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

  • Prov 12:3
    74%

    3A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

  • Ps 140:12
    74%

    12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

    22For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

  • Ps 75:10
    73%

    10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • Job 36:6
    73%

    6He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right.

  • Ps 37:34
    73%

    34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

  • Ps 34:17
    73%

    17[ The righteous] cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Ps 11:7
    73%

    7For Jehovah is righteous; He loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.

  • Ps 37:12
    72%

    12The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know [it] .

  • Ps 37:9
    72%

    9For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.