Psalms 37:17

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 145:14 : 14 The LORD supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 The Lord Commissions His Special Servant“Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my Spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.
  • Ps 10:15 : 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.
  • Ps 37:24 : 24 Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the LORD holds his hand.
  • Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me! 117 Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on your statutes continually.
  • Job 38:15 : 15 Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Final Blessing Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,
  • Ps 41:12 : 12 As for me, you uphold me because of my integrity; you allow me permanent access to your presence.
  • Ps 51:12 : 12 Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!
  • Ezek 30:21-25 : 21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Look, it has not been bandaged for healing or set with a dressing so that it might become strong enough to grasp a sword. 22 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and I will break his arms, the strong arm and the broken one, and I will make the sword drop from his hand. 23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among foreign countries. 24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and I will place my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan like the fatally wounded before the king of Babylon. 25 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I place my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon and he extends it against the land of Egypt.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:14-16
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    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

    15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • Ps 37:18
    79%

    18The LORD watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

  • Ps 37:24
    78%

    24Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the LORD holds his hand.

  • Ps 10:15
    78%

    15Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

  • Ps 125:3-4
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    78%

    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!

  • Job 38:15
    78%

    15Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

  • Ps 129:4
    78%

    4The LORD is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.”

  • Prov 12:7
    77%

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Ps 37:38-39
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    77%

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

    39But the LORD delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    77%

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

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

  • Ps 37:32
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:6
    76%

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

  • Ps 55:22
    75%

    22Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be shaken.

  • Job 17:9
    75%

    9But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

  • Ps 145:14
    75%

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

  • Ps 34:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

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

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

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

  • Prov 10:3
    75%

    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

  • Ps 7:9
    75%

    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!

  • Isa 14:5
    75%

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

  • Ps 37:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

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

    29The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.

  • Prov 21:12
    74%

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

  • Ps 118:16
    74%

    16the LORD’s right hand gives victory, the LORD’s right hand conquers.

  • 1 Sam 2:4
    74%

    4The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumbled have taken on strength.

  • Ps 1:6
    74%

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

  • Ps 147:6
    74%

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

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    74%

    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Prov 12:3
    74%

    3No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.

  • Ps 140:12
    74%

    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

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

  • Ps 75:10
    73%

    10God says,“I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious.”

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Job 36:6
    73%

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

  • Ps 37:34
    73%

    34Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

  • Ps 34:17
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Ps 11:7
    73%

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

  • Ps 37:12
    72%

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

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Ps 37:9
    72%

    9Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.