Psalms 37:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

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  • Ps 145:14 : 14 The Lord is the support of all who are crushed, and the lifter up of all who are bent down.
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 My soul keeps ever near you: your right hand is my support.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
  • Ps 10:15 : 15 Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.
  • Ps 37:24 : 24 Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.
  • Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame. 117 Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.
  • Job 38:15 : 15 And from the evil-doers their light is kept back, and the arm of pride is broken.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,
  • Ps 41:12 : 12 And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.
  • Ps 51:12 : 12 Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.
  • Ezek 30:21-25 : 21 Son of man, the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, has been broken by me, and no band has been put round it to make it well, no band has been twisted round it to make it strong for gripping the sword. 22 For this cause the Lord has said: See, I am against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and by me his strong arm will be broken; and I will make the sword go out of his hand. 23 And I will send the Egyptians in flight among the nations and wandering through the countries. 24 And I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, and will put my sword in his hand: but Pharaoh's arms will be broken, and he will give cries of pain before him like the cries of a man wounded to death. 25 And I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, and the arms of Pharaoh will be hanging down; and they will be certain that I am the Lord, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and it is stretched out against the land of Egypt.

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    14 The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

    15 But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.

    16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Ps 37:18
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    18 The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.

  • Ps 37:24
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    24 Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.

  • Ps 10:15
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    15 Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

  • Ps 125:3-4
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    3 For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.

    4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

  • Job 38:15
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    15 And from the evil-doers their light is kept back, and the arm of pride is broken.

  • Ps 129:4
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    4 The Lord is true: the cords of the evil-doers are broken in two.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7 Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • Ps 37:38-39
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    38 But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.

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

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

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

  • Ps 37:32
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Ps 55:22
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    22 Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

  • Job 17:9
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    9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

  • Ps 145:14
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    14 The Lord is the support of all who are crushed, and the lifter up of all who are bent down.

  • Ps 34:19-21
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    19 Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

    20 He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.

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

  • Prov 10:3
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    3 The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

  • Ps 7:9
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    9 O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

  • Isa 14:5
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    5 The stick of the evil-doers, the rod of the rulers, is broken by the Lord;

  • Ps 37:28-29
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    74%

    28 For 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.

    29 The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

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    12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Ps 118:16
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    16 The right hand of the Lord is lifted up; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.

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    4 The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

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    6 Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

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    6 The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

    6 The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

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    3 No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

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    12 I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

  • Ps 37:21-22
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    21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

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    10 By him will all the horns of the sinners be cut off; but the horns of the upright will be lifted up.

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    3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

  • Job 36:6
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    6 His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;

  • Ps 37:34
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    34 Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.

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    17 The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.

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

  • Ps 11:7
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    7 For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.

  • Ps 37:12
    72%

    12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Ps 37:9
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    9 For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.