Psalms 119:155

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Job 5:4 : 4 Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways. 15 What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?
  • Ps 10:4 : 4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
  • Ps 18:27 : 27 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
  • Isa 46:12 : 12 Give ear to me, you feeble-hearted, who have no faith in my righteousness:
  • Isa 57:19 : 19 I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well.
  • Luke 16:24 : 24 And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.
  • Rom 3:11 : 11 Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;
  • Eph 2:17-18 : 17 And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near; 18 Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 119:150
    76%

    150Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.

  • Prov 15:29
    74%

    29The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

  • Ps 119:174
    73%

    174All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.

  • Ps 119:153-154
    2 verses
    73%

    153<RESH> O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,

    154Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said.

  • Ps 119:94-95
    2 verses
    73%

    94I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.

    95The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

  • Ps 119:123
    72%

    123My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.

  • Ps 119:156
    72%

    156Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.

  • Ps 119:110
    72%

    110Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.

  • Ps 119:40-41
    2 verses
    72%

    40See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.

    41<VAU> Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.

  • Ps 119:158-159
    2 verses
    71%

    158I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.

    159See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

  • Ps 119:115
    71%

    115Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.

  • Job 21:16
    71%

    16Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)

  • Ps 37:39-40
    2 verses
    70%

    39But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

    40And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.

  • Ps 85:7
    70%

    7Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.

  • Ps 119:53
    70%

    53I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.

  • Ps 28:3
    70%

    3Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.

  • Ps 85:9
    70%

    9Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.

  • Ps 37:32
    70%

    32The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

  • Ps 119:118
    69%

    118You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.

  • Ps 34:21
    69%

    21Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Ps 119:166
    69%

    166Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings.

  • Ps 22:19
    69%

    19Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.

  • Ps 140:4
    69%

    4O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

  • Ps 119:8
    69%

    8I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.

  • Ps 82:4
    69%

    4Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

  • Ps 50:16
    69%

    16But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

  • Ps 38:21-22
    2 verses
    69%

    21Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.

    22Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.

  • Ps 119:85
    69%

    85The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

  • Prov 15:9
    69%

    9The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

  • Ps 37:28
    69%

    28For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

  • Ps 119:10
    69%

    10I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.

  • Ps 140:8
    68%

    8O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.)

  • Job 31:3
    68%

    3Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

  • Ps 143:11
    68%

    11Give me life, O Lord, because of your name; in your righteousness take my soul out of trouble.

  • Ps 73:27
    68%

    27For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you.

  • Prov 21:7
    68%

    7By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Ps 1:5
    68%

    5For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

  • Ps 119:5
    68%

    5If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    68%

    29The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

    30The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

  • Ps 59:3
    68%

    3For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

  • Ps 55:15
    68%

    15Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts.

  • Isa 56:1
    68%

    1The Lord says, Let your way of life be upright, and let your behaviour be rightly ordered: for my salvation is near, and my righteousness will quickly be seen.

  • Prov 24:15
    68%

    15Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place: