1 Peter 3:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² “Because the eyes of יהוה  are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers, but the face of יהוה  is against those who do evil.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, And his ears are open unto their prayers: But the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God), and His ears are attentive to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil [to oppose them, to frustrate, and defeat them]. [Ps. 34:12-16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

Common English Bible

¹² “The Lord’s eyes are on the righteous ” “and his ears are open to their prayers. ” “But the Lord cannot tolerate those who do evil.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears are with their prayers, but the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil.

1 Peter 3:12 Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:9

“For the eyes of יהוה  diligently search throughout all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect to Him. You have acted foolishly in this, so from now on you shall have battles.”

2 Chronicles 7:15

“Now, My eyes are open and My ears attentive to the prayer of this place.

Psalm 11:4

יהוה  is in His set-apart Hĕ

Psalm 33:18

See, the eye of יהוה  is on those fearing Him, On those waiting for His kindness,

Psalm 65:2

To You who hears all prayer, all flesh comes.

Psalm 80:16

It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke of Your face.

Proverbs 15:29

יהוה  is far from the wrong ones, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of יהוה  are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:8

The slaughtering of the wrong ones Is an abomination to יהוה, But the prayer of the straight is His delight.

Jeremiah 21:10

“For I have set My face against this city for evil and not for good,” declares יהוה. “It is given into the hand of the sovereign of Baḇ

Jeremiah 39:12

“Take him and look after him, and do no harm whatsoever to him, but do to him even as he shall speak to you.”

Ezekiel 15:7

‘And I shall set My face against them. They shall go out from one fire, but another fire consumes them. And you shall know that I am יהוה, when I set My face against them.

Leviticus 17:10

‘And any man of the house of Yisra’ĕ

Leviticus 20:3

‘And I, I shall set My face against that man, and shall cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given of his offspring to Moleḵ

Leviticus 20:6

‘And the being who turns to mediums, and to spiritists, to go whoring after them, I shall set My face against that being and cut him off from the midst of his people.

Leviticus 26:17

‘And I shall set My face against you, and you shall be smitten before your enemies. And those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you.

Zechariah 4:10

“For who has despised the day of small beginnings? They shall rejoice when they see the plumb-line in the hand of Zerubbaḇ

John 9:31

“And we know that Elohim does not hear sinners. But if anyone fears Elohim and does His desire, He hears him.

Deuteronomy 11:12

a land which יהוה  your Elohim looks after. The eyes of יהוה  your Elohim are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the latter end of the year.

James 5:16

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, so that you are healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous one accomplishes much.