Psalms 11:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Gen 22:1 : 1 And it happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation: for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you:
  • Ps 5:4-5 : 4 For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with you. 5 The foolish shall not stand in your sight; you hate all workers of iniquity.
  • Ps 7:9 : 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.
  • Ps 10:3 : 3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.
  • Ps 17:3 : 3 You have tested my heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tried me, and shall find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
  • Ps 21:8 : 8 Your hand shall find all your enemies: your right hand shall find those who hate you.
  • Ps 26:2 : 2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; test my mind and my heart.
  • Ps 139:1 : 1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
  • Ps 139:23-24 : 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
  • Prov 6:16-19 : 16 These six things the LORD hates: yes, seven are an abomination to him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.
  • Jer 12:8 : 8 My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; it cries out against Me; therefore I have hated it.
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 I also cut off three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
  • Mal 3:3 : 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.

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  • Ps 11:6-7
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    6Upon the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest; this shall be the portion of their cup.

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

  • Ps 11:4
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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.

  • 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.

  • 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 34:21
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    21Evil shall slay the wicked: and those who hate the righteous shall be desolate.

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

  • Ps 97:10
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    10You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 7:11
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    11God judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

  • Prov 29:10
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    10The bloodthirsty hate the upright; but the just seek his life.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Prov 10:3
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    3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts away the substance of the wicked.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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

  • Prov 17:3
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    3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.

  • Ps 33:5
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    5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the blameless shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Prov 17:15
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    15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • Ps 5:4-5
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    4For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with you.

    5The foolish shall not stand in your sight; you hate all workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright in their way are His delight.

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

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12For 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.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

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

  • Jer 17:10
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    10I the LORD search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his deeds.

  • Ps 94:21
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    21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

  • Prov 13:25
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    25The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

  • Ps 58:2
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    2Yes, in heart you work wickedness; you weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

  • Prov 15:29
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    29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.

  • Ps 11:2
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    2For behold, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, to secretly shoot at the upright in heart.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Ps 10:15
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    15Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness until You find none.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

  • Prov 8:36
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    36But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.

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    20The LORD preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

  • Ps 37:14
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    14The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who are of upright conduct.

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

  • Ps 34:16
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    16The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.