Psalms 145:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The LORD protects all those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 97:10 : 10 You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.
  • Ps 31:23 : 23 Love the LORD, all you faithful followers of his! The LORD protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.
  • Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.
  • Matt 25:41 : 41 “Then he will say to those on his left,‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
  • John 10:27-29 : 27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand.
  • Rom 8:28-30 : 28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose, 29 because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
  • 1 Pet 1:5-8 : 5 who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials. 7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
  • Exod 20:6 : 6 and showing covenant faithfulness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
  • Ps 1:6 : 6 Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
  • Ps 9:5 : 5 You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.
  • Ps 9:17 : 17 The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Ps 97:10
    78%

    10 You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.

  • Ps 145:19
    75%

    19 He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

  • Ps 31:23
    74%

    23 Love the LORD, all you faithful followers of his! The LORD protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.

  • Ps 37:28
    73%

    28 For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

  • Prov 15:9
    73%

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

  • Ps 37:38
    72%

    38 Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

  • Ps 34:19-21
    3 verses
    72%

    19 The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.

    20 He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.

    21 Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

  • Ps 121:7
    72%

    7 The LORD will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life.

  • Ps 101:8
    71%

    8 Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land, and remove all evildoers from the city of the LORD.

  • Ps 146:9
    71%

    9 The LORD protects the resident foreigner; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

  • Ps 145:21
    70%

    21 My mouth will praise the LORD. Let all who live praise his holy name forever!

  • Ps 12:7
    70%

    7 You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,

  • Ps 37:20
    70%

    20 But evil men will die; the LORD’s enemies will be incinerated– they will go up in smoke.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29 The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

    30 The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Ps 11:5
    70%

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

  • Isa 1:28
    69%

    28 All rebellious sinners will be shattered, those who abandon the LORD will perish.

  • Job 36:6
    69%

    6 He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Prov 11:20
    69%

    20 The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Ps 37:17
    69%

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

  • Ps 34:16
    69%

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

  • Ps 37:40
    69%

    40 The LORD helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.

  • Ps 140:4
    69%

    4 O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

  • Prov 22:12
    69%

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

  • Ps 41:2
    69%

    2 May the LORD protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

  • Ps 119:119
    69%

    119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.

  • Ps 52:5
    69%

    5 Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living.(Selah)

  • Ps 92:7
    69%

    7 When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

  • Ps 37:32
    69%

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

  • Ps 1:6
    69%

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

  • Ps 112:10
    68%

    10 When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Exod 22:20
    68%

    20 “Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the LORD alone must be utterly destroyed.

  • Ps 5:6
    68%

    6 You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.

  • Prov 15:25-26
    2 verses
    68%

    25 The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he maintains the boundaries of the widow.

    26 The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

  • Ps 118:10
    68%

    10 All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

  • Ps 145:14
    68%

    14 The LORD supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.

  • Ps 33:5
    68%

    5 He promotes equity and justice; the LORD’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.

  • Prov 8:36
    68%

    36 But the one who misses me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."

  • Ps 145:17
    68%

    17 The LORD is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.

  • Ps 73:27
    68%

    27 Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.

  • Ps 10:16
    68%

    16 The LORD rules forever! The nations are driven out of his land.

  • Lam 3:66
    68%

    66 Pursue them in anger and eradicate them from under the LORD’s heaven.

  • Prov 13:6
    68%

    6 Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 2:22
    67%

    22 but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

  • Ps 147:11
    67%

    11 The LORD takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love.

  • Prov 16:4
    67%

    4 The LORD has worked everything for his own ends– even the wicked for the day of disaster.

  • Ps 147:6
    67%

    6 The LORD lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

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