Psalm 125:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³ For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the [uncompromisingly] righteous, lest the righteous (God's people) stretch forth their hands to iniquity and apostasy.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

Common English Bible

³ The wicked rod won’t remain in the land given to the righteous so that they don’t use their hands to do anything wrong.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ The Lord has done great things for us. We have become joyful.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ The Lord hath done great things for us: we are become joyful.

Psalm 125:3 Cross References

Psalm 103:14

For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

Psalm 103:9

He will not always chide; Neither will he keep his anger for ever.

Psalm 55:20

He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.

Psalm 89:22

The enemy shall not exact upon him; Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

Proverbs 22:8

He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity: And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

Isaiah 10:5

Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

Isaiah 27:8

In measure, when thou sendest her away, thou dost contend with her; he hath removed her with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.

1 Corinthians 10:13

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Revelation 2:10

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

1 Samuel 24:10

Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee today into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.