Psalms 17:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 6:5 : 5 And Jehovah seeth that abundant `is' the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day;
  • Gen 6:11 : 11 And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled `with' violence.
  • Job 15:16 : 16 Also -- surely abominable and filthy Is man drinking as water perverseness.
  • Job 31:33 : 33 If I have covered as Adam my transgressions, To hide in my bosom mine iniquity,
  • Ps 14:1-3 : 1 To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good. 2 Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one -- seeking God. 3 The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one.
  • Ps 119:9-9 : 9 `Beth.' With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe -- according to Thy word. 10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands. 11 In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
  • Prov 2:10-15 : 10 For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant, 11 Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee, 12 To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things, 13 Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness, 14 Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked, 15 Whose paths `are' crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.
  • Matt 4:4 : 4 But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'
  • Matt 4:7 : 7 Jesus said to him again, `It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then saith Jesus to him, `Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
  • John 17:17 : 17 sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;
  • 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 for yet ye are fleshly, for where `there is' among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?
  • Eph 6:17 : 17 and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,
  • Jas 1:18 : 18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
  • 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 no more in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh; 3 for sufficient to us `is' the past time of life the will of the nations to have wrought, having walked in lasciviousnesses, desires, excesses of wines, revelings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
  • Rev 9:11 : 11 and they have over them a king -- the messenger of the abyss -- a name `is' to him in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in the Greek he hath a name, Apollyon.
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death;

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