1 Peter 3:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • John 9:31 : 31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.
  • 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 LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help. 16 But the LORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.
  • Prov 15:3 : 3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
  • Jas 5:16 : 16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.
  • Ps 65:2 : 2 You hear prayers; all people approach you.
  • Ps 80:16 : 16 It is burned and cut down. They die because you are displeased with them.
  • Jer 21:10 : 10 For I, the LORD, say that I am determined not to deliver this city but to bring disaster on it. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will destroy it with fire.’”
  • Ezek 15:7 : 7 I will set my face against them– although they have escaped from the fire, the fire will still consume them! Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
  • Zech 4:10 : 10 For who dares make light of small beginnings? These seven eyes will joyfully look on the tin tablet in Zerubbabel’s hand.(These are the eyes of the LORD, which constantly range across the whole earth.)
  • Lev 17:10 : 10 Prohibition against Eating Blood“‘Any man from the house of Israel or from the resident foreigners who live in their midst who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people,
  • Lev 20:3 : 3 I myself will set my face against that man and cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given some of his children to Molech and thereby defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.
  • Lev 20:6 : 6 Prohibition against Spiritists and Mediums“‘The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.
  • Lev 26:17 : 17 I will set my face against you. You will be struck down before your enemies, those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when there is no one pursuing you.
  • Deut 11:12 : 12 a land the LORD your God looks after. He is constantly attentive to it from the beginning to the end of the year.
  • 2 Chr 7:15 : 15 Now I will be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place.
  • 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 Certainly the LORD watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.”
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 34:14-17
    4 verses
    88%

    14Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!

    15The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

    16But the LORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.

    17The godly cry out and the LORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles.

  • Prov 15:3
    79%

    3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.

  • Prov 15:29
    77%

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

  • Ps 11:7
    76%

    7Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

  • 1 Pet 3:13
    76%

    13For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?

  • 1 Pet 3:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

    11And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

  • Ps 37:32
    74%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Ps 33:18
    74%

    18Look, the LORD takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness

  • Ps 125:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright!

  • Hab 1:13
    73%

    13You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

  • Prov 12:21
    73%

    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Prov 3:32-33
    2 verses
    72%

    32for one who goes astray is an abomination to the LORD, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

    33The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

  • Prov 21:12
    72%

    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Jer 20:12
    72%

    12O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, you test and prove the righteous. You see into people’s hearts and minds. Pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.

  • Isa 33:15
    72%

    15The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–

  • Ps 37:17
    72%

    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

  • Jer 16:17
    72%

    17For I see everything they do. Their wicked ways are not hidden from me. Their sin is not hidden away where I cannot see it.

  • Prov 14:19
    72%

    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • 1 Pet 3:17
    71%

    17For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil.

  • Prov 22:12
    71%

    12The eyes of the LORD watched over a cause, and subverted the words of the treacherous person.

  • Ps 11:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

    5The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

  • Ps 37:12
    71%

    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Ps 146:8
    71%

    8The LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up all who are bent over. The LORD loves the godly.

  • Job 36:7
    71%

    7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.

  • Job 34:21
    71%

    21For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps.

  • Prov 13:21
    71%

    21Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

  • 2 Chr 7:15
    71%

    15Now I will be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place.

  • Dan 9:14
    71%

    14The LORD was mindful of the calamity, and he brought it on us. For the LORD our God is just in all he has done, and we have not obeyed him.

  • 2 Thess 3:3
    71%

    3But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

  • Ps 37:27
    70%

    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

  • Ps 107:42
    70%

    42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

  • Prov 12:2
    70%

    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 15:9
    70%

    9The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.

  • Ps 4:3
    70%

    3Realize that the LORD shows the godly special favor; the LORD responds when I cry out to him.

  • Prov 28:9
    70%

    9The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

  • Ps 1:6
    70%

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Ps 7:9
    70%

    9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

  • Ps 143:1
    70%

    1A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!

  • Ps 101:6
    70%

    6I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.

  • Ps 106:3
    70%

    3How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!

  • Jer 12:1
    70%

    1LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

  • Isa 3:10
    70%

    10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

  • Ps 25:15
    70%

    15I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.