Psalms 37:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

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  • Ps 145:14 : 14 The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • 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: he shall bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
  • Ps 10:15 : 15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness until You find none.
  • Ps 37:24 : 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
  • Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold me up, and I shall be safe, and I shall observe Your statutes continually.
  • Job 38:15 : 15 And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the upraised arm is broken.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
  • Ps 41:12 : 12 And as for me, You uphold me in my integrity and set me before Your face forever.
  • Ps 51:12 : 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free spirit.
  • Ezek 30:21-25 : 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it will not be bound up to be healed, to wrap with a bandage, to become strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong and the broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries. 24 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 will groan before him with the groanings of a mortally wounded man. 25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and Pharaoh's arms will fall down; and 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:14-16
    3 verses
    82%

    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.

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

    16A little that the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Ps 37:18
    79%

    18The LORD knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever.

  • Ps 37:24
    78%

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

  • Ps 10:15
    78%

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

  • Ps 125:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    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.

  • Job 38:15
    78%

    15And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the upraised arm is broken.

  • Ps 129:4
    78%

    4The LORD is righteous; He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

  • Prov 12:7
    77%

    7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.

  • Ps 37:38-39
    2 verses
    77%

    38But the transgressors shall be destroyed altogether; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

    39But the salvation of the righteous is from 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 upright, 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 watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Prov 13:6
    76%

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

  • Ps 55:22
    75%

    22Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

  • Job 17:9
    75%

    9The righteous also shall hold on to his way, and he that has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.

  • Ps 145:14
    75%

    14The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.

  • Ps 34:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

    20He guards all his bones: not one of them is broken.

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

  • Prov 10:3
    75%

    3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts 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 tries the hearts and minds.

  • Isa 14:5
    75%

    5The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers.

  • Ps 37:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28For the LORD loves justice, and does not forsake his saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29The righteous shall inherit the land and live in it forever.

  • Prov 21:12
    74%

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

  • Ps 118:16
    74%

    16The right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

  • 1 Sam 2:4
    74%

    4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength.

  • Ps 1:6
    74%

    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Ps 147:6
    74%

    6The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

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

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.

  • Prov 12:3
    74%

    3A man will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will 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 borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.

    22For those blessed by him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

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

  • Ps 75:10
    73%

    10All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Job 36:6
    73%

    6He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the poor.

  • Ps 37:34
    73%

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

  • Ps 34:17
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

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

  • Ps 11:7
    73%

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

  • Ps 37:12
    72%

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

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous consider the cause of the poor; but the wicked do not understand to know it.

  • Ps 37:9
    72%

    9For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.