Psalms 31:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 27:5 : 5 He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.
  • Ps 32:7 : 7 You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance.(Selah)
  • Job 5:21 : 21 You will be protected from malicious gossip, and will not be afraid of the destruction when it comes.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
  • 1 Tim 6:4 : 4 he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)
  • Ps 36:11 : 11 Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!
  • Ps 40:4 : 4 How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!
  • Ps 64:2-4 : 2 Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers. 3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, 4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.
  • Ps 86:14 : 14 O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.
  • Ps 91:1-4 : 1 As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, and resides in the protective shadow of the Sovereign One– 2 I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust– 3 he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the destructive plague. 4 He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.
  • Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth. 15 Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic. 16 For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.
  • Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says,“God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.”
  • Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all the gods, for in the thing in which they dealt proudly against them he has destroyed them.”
  • Ps 124:5 : 5 The raging water would have overwhelmed us.
  • Ps 140:3 : 3 Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)
  • Rom 13:13 : 13 Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.
  • Jas 3:5-6 : 5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze. 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
  • Gal 5:20 : 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 31:18-19
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

    19How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.

  • Ps 27:5
    78%

    5He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.

  • Ps 32:7
    77%

    7You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance.(Selah)

  • Job 5:21
    76%

    21You will be protected from malicious gossip, and will not be afraid of the destruction when it comes.

  • Job 40:13
    76%

    13Hide them in the dust together, imprison them in the grave.

  • Ps 64:2
    75%

    2Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

  • Job 17:4
    74%

    4Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.

  • Job 33:17
    74%

    17to turn a person from his sin, and to cover a person’s pride.

  • Prov 22:18-19
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    74%

    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

    19So that your confidence may be in the LORD, I hereby make them known to you today– even you.

  • Ps 17:7-9
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    73%

    7Accomplish awesome, faithful deeds, you who powerfully deliver those who look to you for protection from their enemies.

    8Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye! Hide me in the shadow of your wings!

    9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

  • Ps 61:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.

    4I will be a permanent guest in your home; I will find shelter in the protection of your wings.(Selah)

  • Ps 140:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

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

    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Ps 25:14
    73%

    14The LORD’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.

  • Ps 119:114
    73%

    114You are my hiding place and my shield. I find hope in your word.

  • Ps 12:7
    73%

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

  • Ps 143:9
    72%

    9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection.

  • Ps 31:21
    72%

    21The LORD deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.

  • Ps 91:1
    72%

    1As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, and resides in the protective shadow of the Sovereign One–

  • Ps 30:7
    72%

    7O LORD, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified.

  • Ps 83:3
    71%

    3They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.

  • Ps 10:1
    71%

    1Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?

  • Ps 31:4
    71%

    4You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.

  • Ps 36:7
    71%

    7How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.

  • Isa 2:10
    70%

    10Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the LORD, from his royal splendor!

  • Ps 34:13
    70%

    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Ps 91:4
    70%

    4He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.

  • Job 10:13
    70%

    13“But these things you have concealed in your heart; I know that this is with you:

  • Ps 140:9
    70%

    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Ps 91:9
    70%

    9For you have taken refuge in the LORD, my shelter, the Most High.

  • Ps 90:8
    70%

    8You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins.

  • Ps 5:11
    70%

    11But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

  • Prov 29:25
    70%

    25The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set on high.

  • Ps 59:12
    70%

    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Ps 76:10
    70%

    10Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.

  • Ps 31:13
    70%

    13For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

  • Prov 2:11
    70%

    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Job 31:33
    70%

    33if I have covered my transgressions as men do, by hiding iniquity in my heart,

  • Isa 32:2
    70%

    2Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.

  • Job 15:8
    70%

    8Do you listen in on God’s secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

  • Ps 16:1
    70%

    1A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

  • Ps 119:11
    70%

    11In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

  • Ps 31:7
    70%

    7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

  • Exod 33:22
    70%

    22When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and will cover you with my hand while I pass by.

  • Ps 31:1
    69%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!