Psalms 37:17

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For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD supports the righteous.

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  • Ps 145:14 : 14 The LORD supports all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down.
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; indeed, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring forth justice to the nations.
  • Ps 10:15 : 15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer! Call him to account for his wickedness until it is no more found.
  • Ps 37:24 : 24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD supports him with His hand.
  • Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Sustain me as You have promised, and I will live; do not let me be ashamed of my hope. 117 Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will meditate on Your statutes continually.
  • Job 38:15 : 15 The light is withheld from the wicked, and the uplifted arm is broken.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless in the presence of His glory with great joy,
  • Ps 41:12 : 12 By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy does not triumph over me.
  • Ps 51:12 : 12 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
  • Ezek 30:21-25 : 21 'Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. It has not been bound up to be healed or bandaged to make it strong enough to grasp a sword.' 22 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: 'Behold, I am against Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I will break both his strong arm and his broken one and cause the sword to fall from his hand.' 23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. 24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and place my sword in his hand. But I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he will groan before him like the mortally wounded. 25 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but Pharaoh's arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.

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  • Ps 37:14-16
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    14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.

    15But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

    16Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Ps 37:18
    79%

    18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

  • Ps 37:24
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    24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD supports him with His hand.

  • Ps 10:15
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    15Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer! Call him to account for his wickedness until it is no more found.

  • Ps 125:3-4
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    3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

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

  • Job 38:15
    78%

    15The light is withheld from the wicked, and the uplifted arm is broken.

  • Ps 129:4
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    4The LORD is righteous; He has cut the cords of the wicked.

  • Prov 12:7
    77%

    7The wicked are overthrown and no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

  • Ps 37:38-39
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    38But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

    39The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; He is their stronghold in times of trouble.

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    77%

    29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

  • Ps 37:32
    76%

    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 13:6
    76%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 55:22
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    22His speech was smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

  • Job 17:9
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    9Yet the righteous hold to their way, and those with clean hands grow stronger.

  • Ps 145:14
    75%

    14The LORD supports all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down.

  • Ps 34:19-21
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    75%

    19The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

    20Many are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him from them all.

    21He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.

  • Prov 10:3
    75%

    3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

  • Ps 7:9
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    9The Lord will judge the peoples. Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity.

  • Isa 14:5
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    5The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

  • Ps 37:28-29
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    74%

    28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His faithful ones. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

    29The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

  • Prov 21:12
    74%

    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Ps 118:16
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    16The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

  • 1 Sam 2:4
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    4'The bows of the mighty are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.'

  • Ps 1:6
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    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

  • Ps 147:6
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    6The LORD lifts up the humble; He brings the wicked down to the ground.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

  • Prov 12:3
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    3No one can be established by wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

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    12May slanderers not be established in the land; may evil hunt down violent men to their destruction.

  • Ps 37:21-22
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    21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

    22For those blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be cut off.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Ps 75:10
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    10But as for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Job 36:6
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    6He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted.

  • Ps 37:34
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    34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.

  • Ps 34:17
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    17The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Ps 11:7
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    7For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Ps 37:9
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    9For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD will inherit the land.