Verse 23

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

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one’s own strength that one prevails.
  • Prov 4:26 : 26 Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.
  • Prov 16:9 : 9 A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
  • Ps 119:133 : 133 Direct my steps by your word! Do not let any sin dominate me!
  • Ps 121:8 : 8 The LORD will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.
  • Ps 121:3 : 3 May he not allow your foot to slip! May your protector not sleep!
  • Ps 40:2 : 2 He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
  • Ps 85:13 : 13 Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes!
  • Ps 147:10-11 : 10 He is not enamored with the strength of a horse, nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs. 11 The LORD takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love.
  • Jer 9:24 : 24 If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the LORD, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things,” says the LORD.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
  • Prov 11:20 : 20 The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.
  • Job 23:11-12 : 11 My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside. 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.
  • Ps 17:5 : 5 I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.