Psalms 37:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Ps 21:10 : 10 Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
  • Prov 2:22 : 22 But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.
  • Ps 11:7 : 7 For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.
  • Isa 59:21 : 21 And as for me, this is my agreement with them, says the Lord: my spirit which is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, will not go away from your mouth, or from the mouth of your seed, or from the mouth of your seed's seed, says the Lord, from now and for ever.
  • Isa 61:8 : 8 For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.
  • Jer 9:24 : 24 But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.
  • Jer 32:40-41 : 40 And I will make an eternal agreement with them, that I will never give them up, but ever do them good; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not go away from me. 41 And truly, I will take pleasure in doing them good, and all my heart and soul will be given to planting them in this land in good faith.
  • John 5:24 : 24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.
  • John 6:39-40 : 39 And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day. 40 This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.
  • John 10:28-30 : 28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand. 29 That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand. 30 I and my Father are one.
  • John 15:9 : 9 Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love.
  • 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us.
  • Jude 1:1 : 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, to those of God's selection who have been made holy by God the Father and are kept safe for Jesus Christ:
  • Isa 14:20-21 : 20 As for your fathers, you will not be united with them in their resting-place, because you have been the cause of destruction to your land, and of death to your people; the seed of the evil-doer will have no place in the memory of man. 21 Make ready a place of death for his children, because of the evil-doing of their father; so that they may not come up and take the earth for their heritage, covering the face of the world with waste places.
  • Isa 30:18 : 18 For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.
  • Exod 20:5 : 5 You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;
  • Job 18:19 : 19 He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name.
  • Job 27:14 : 14 If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.
  • Ps 37:25 : 25 I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.
  • Ps 37:40 : 40 And 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 45:6-7 : 6 Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour. 7 You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.
  • Ps 92:13-15 : 13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord will come up tall and strong in his gardens. 14 They will give fruit even when they are old; they will be fertile and full of growth; 15 For a sign that the Lord is upright; he is my Rock, there is no deceit in him.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

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