Psalms 37:17

World English Bible (2000)

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 145:14 : 14 Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 "Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights-- I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
  • Ps 10:15 : 15 Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
  • Ps 37:24 : 24 Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
  • Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
  • Job 38:15 : 15 From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
  • Ps 41:12 : 12 As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
  • Ps 51:12 : 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
  • Ezek 30:21-25 : 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and behold, it has not been bound up, to apply [healing] medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong [arm], and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 25 I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out on the land of Egypt.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    82%

    14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.

    15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

    16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Ps 37:18
    79%

    18 Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

  • Ps 37:24
    78%

    24 Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.

  • Ps 10:15
    78%

    15 Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.

  • Ps 125:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3 For the scepter of wickedness won't remain over the allotment of the righteous; so that the righteous won't use their hands to do evil.

    4 Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.

  • Job 38:15
    78%

    15 From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

  • Ps 129:4
    78%

    4 Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

  • Prov 12:7
    77%

    7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Ps 37:38-39
    2 verses
    77%

    38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

    39 But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

  • Ps 37:32
    76%

    32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 13:6
    76%

    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 55:22
    75%

    22 Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

  • Job 17:9
    75%

    9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.

  • Ps 145:14
    75%

    14 Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.

  • Ps 34:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

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

    21 Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

  • Prov 10:3
    75%

    3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

  • Ps 7:9
    75%

    9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.

  • Isa 14:5
    75%

    5 Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

  • Ps 37:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28 For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

  • Prov 21:12
    74%

    12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

  • Ps 118:16
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    16 The right hand of Yahweh is exalted! The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly!"

  • 1 Sam 2:4
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    4 "The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • Ps 147:6
    74%

    6 Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

  • Prov 12:3
    74%

    3 A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

  • Ps 140:12
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    12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.

    22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Ps 75:10
    73%

    10 I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • Job 36:6
    73%

    6 He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.

  • Ps 37:34
    73%

    34 Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

  • Ps 34:17
    73%

    17 The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

  • Ps 11:7
    73%

    7 For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face. For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

  • Ps 37:12
    72%

    12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7 The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

  • Ps 37:9
    72%

    9 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.