1 Peter 3:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

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  • John 9:31 : 31 Now we know that God does not hear sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and does his will, him he hears.
  • Prov 15:29 : 29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
  • Ps 34:15-16 : 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. 16 The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
  • Prov 15:3 : 3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, watching the evil and the good.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  • Jas 5:16 : 16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
  • Ps 65:2 : 2 O You who hear prayer, to You shall all flesh come.
  • Ps 80:16 : 16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of your countenance.
  • Jer 21:10 : 10 For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, says the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
  • Ezek 15:7 : 7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
  • Zech 4:10 : 10 For who has despised the day of small things? For they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
  • Lev 17:10 : 10 And whatever man there is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that dwell among you, that eats any manner of blood; I will set my face against that soul that eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
  • Lev 20:3 : 3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he has given of his offspring to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
  • Lev 20:6 : 6 And the soul that turns after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go whoring after them, I will set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
  • Lev 26:17 : 17 And I will set my face against you, and you shall be slain before your enemies: those that hate you shall reign over you; and you shall flee when none pursues you.
  • Deut 11:12 : 12 A land which the LORD your God cares for: the eyes of the LORD your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
  • 2 Chr 7:15 : 15 Now My eyes shall be open, and My ears attentive to the prayer made in this place.
  • 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the children of men.

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  • Ps 34:14-17
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    88%

    14Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

    15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

    16The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

    17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

  • Prov 15:3
    79%

    3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, watching the evil and the good.

  • Prov 15:29
    77%

    29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • Ps 11:7
    76%

    7For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.

  • 1 Pet 3:13
    76%

    13And who is he who will harm you if you are followers of what is good?

  • 1 Pet 3:10-11
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    10For he who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

    11Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Ps 33:18
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    18Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his mercy,

  • Ps 125:3-4
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    3For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous extend their hands to wrongdoing.

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

  • Hab 1:13
    73%

    13You are of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously and hold Your tongue when the wicked devours a man more righteous than he?

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm befalls the just, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Prov 3:32-33
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    72%

    32For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

    33The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked: but he blesses the dwelling of the just.

  • Prov 21:12
    72%

    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Jer 20:12
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    12But, O LORD of hosts, who tests the righteous, and sees the reins and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them: for to you have I opened my cause.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from holding bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

  • Ps 37:17
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    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

  • Jer 16:17
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    17For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my face, nor is their iniquity hidden from my eyes.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The evil will bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • 1 Pet 3:17
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    17For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.

  • Ps 11:4-5
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    4The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the children of men.

    5The LORD tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

  • Ps 37:12
    71%

    12The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.

  • Ps 146:8
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    8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous:

  • Job 36:7
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    7He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yes, he establishes them forever, and they are exalted.

  • Job 34:21
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    21For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He sees all his goings.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

  • 2 Chr 7:15
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    15Now My eyes shall be open, and My ears attentive to the prayer made in this place.

  • Dan 9:14
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    14Therefore the LORD has watched over the calamity, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all His works which He does: for we have not obeyed His voice.

  • 2 Thess 3:3
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    3But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from evil.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Depart from evil and do good, and live forevermore.

  • Ps 107:42
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    42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop its mouth.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of wicked plans will He condemn.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Ps 4:3
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    3But know that the LORD has set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call to him.

  • Prov 28:9
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    9He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

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

  • Ps 7:9
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    9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

  • Ps 143:1
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    1Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications: in Your faithfulness answer me, and in Your righteousness.

  • Ps 101:6
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    6My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he who walks in a blameless way, he shall serve me.

  • Ps 106:3
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    3Blessed are they who keep judgment and he who does righteousness at all times.

  • Jer 12:1
    70%

    1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously?

  • Isa 3:10
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    10Say to the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

  • Ps 25:15
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    15My eyes are ever toward the LORD, for He shall pluck my feet out of the net.