Psalms 37:17

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 145:14 : 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be 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; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
  • Ps 10:15 : 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and 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 the LORD 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 I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
  • Job 38:15 : 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with 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 thy free spirit.
  • Ezek 30:21-25 : 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, 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 Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, 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
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    82%

    14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

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

    16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Ps 37:18
    79%

    18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

  • Ps 37:24
    78%

    24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

  • Ps 10:15
    78%

    15Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

  • Ps 125:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

    4Do good, O LORD, unto those that be 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 shall be broken.

  • Ps 129:4
    78%

    4The LORD 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
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    77%

    38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

    39But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29The way of the LORD is strength to the uight: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

  • Ps 37:32
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:6
    76%

    6Righteousness keepeth him that is uight in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Ps 55:22
    75%

    22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

  • Job 17:9
    75%

    9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

  • Ps 145:14
    75%

    14The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

  • Ps 34:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD 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 desolate.

  • Prov 10:3
    75%

    3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

  • Ps 7:9
    75%

    9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

  • Isa 14:5
    75%

    5The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

  • Ps 37:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28For the LORD loveth judgment, 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 wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Ps 118:16
    74%

    16The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD 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 the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Ps 147:6
    74%

    6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth 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 uight shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

  • 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 the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

    22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19The evil bow 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 exalted.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3The integrity of the uight shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Job 36:6
    73%

    6He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

  • Ps 37:34
    73%

    34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

  • Ps 34:17
    73%

    17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

  • Ps 11:7
    73%

    7For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

  • Ps 37:12
    72%

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

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

  • Ps 37:9
    72%

    9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.