Psalms 37:18

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

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  • Ps 1:6 : 6 Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
  • Ps 31:7 : 7 I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.
  • Ps 73:24 : 24 You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
  • Ps 103:17 : 17 But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,
  • Isa 60:21 : 21 All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.
  • Matt 6:32 : 32 For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
  • Matt 24:21-24 : 21 For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 Then if anyone says to you,‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or‘There he is!’ do not believe him. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“The Lord knows those who are his,” and“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”
  • 2 Tim 3:1-5 : 1 Ministry in the Last Days But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God. 5 They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.
  • 2 Tim 4:2-4 : 2 Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction. 3 For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. 4 And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.
  • 1 Pet 1:4-5 : 4 that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • 1 John 2:25 : 25 Now this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.
  • Rev 11:3-5 : 3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.” 4 (These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.) 5 If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and completely consumes their enemies. If anyone wants to harm them, they must be killed this way.
  • Ps 31:15 : 15 You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.
  • Ps 37:13 : 13 The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.
  • Ps 49:5 : 5 Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?
  • Ps 16:11 : 11 You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
  • Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.
  • Deut 33:25 : 25 The bars of your gates will be made of iron and bronze, and may you have lifelong strength.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:27-29
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    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

    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.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

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

  • Ps 1:6
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    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Ps 37:19
    75%

    19They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.

  • Prov 2:21
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    21For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

  • Ps 112:6
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    6For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.

  • Ps 37:9-11
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    9Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.

    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

    11But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.

  • Ps 36:10
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    10Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!

  • Ps 140:12-13
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    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

    13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    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 37:34
    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 112:2-3
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    2His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

    3His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

  • Ps 37:22-24
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    73%

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

    23The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

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

  • Ps 11:7
    72%

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

  • Ps 37:37-39
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    37Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the upright! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

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

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

  • Ps 111:3
    72%

    3His work is majestic and glorious, and his faithfulness endures forever.

  • Isa 34:17
    72%

    17He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.

  • Ps 33:11-12
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    72%

    11The LORD’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

    12How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

  • Ps 12:7
    72%

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

  • Isa 26:4
    72%

    4Trust in the LORD from this time forward, even in Yah, the LORD, an enduring protector!

  • Prov 11:3
    72%

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

  • Job 36:7
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    7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.

  • Ps 9:7
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    7But the LORD rules forever; he reigns in a just manner.

  • Ps 125:4
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    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright!

  • Ps 10:16
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    16The LORD rules forever! The nations are driven out of his land.

  • Ps 92:15
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    15So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair.

  • Ps 111:8
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    8They are forever firm, and should be faithfully and properly carried out.

  • Ps 92:7
    70%

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

  • Nah 1:7
    70%

    7The LORD is good– indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

  • Prov 14:11
    70%

    11The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Ps 16:5
    70%

    5LORD, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.

  • Prov 22:12
    70%

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

  • Ps 34:15
    70%

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

  • Ps 103:17
    70%

    17But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,

  • Ps 94:14-15
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    70%

    14Certainly the LORD does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.

    15For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

  • Ps 41:12
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    12As for me, you uphold me because of my integrity; you allow me permanent access to your presence.