1 Peter 3:12 - The Scriptures 2009

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

John 9:31

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

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.

2 Chronicles 7:15

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

Proverbs 15:8

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

2 Chronicles 16:9

“For the eyes of יהוה diligently search throughout all the earth, to show Himself to be 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.”

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.

Psalm 65:2

To You who hears all prayer, all flesh comes.

Ezekiel 15:7

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

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.

Psalm 80:16

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

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.

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, so as to defile My set-apart place and to profane My set-apart Name.

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 Baḇel, and he shall burn it with fire.” ’

Psalm 11:4

יהוה is in His set-apart Hĕḵal, The throne of יהוה is in the heavens. His eyes see, His eyelids examine the sons of men.

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 17:10

‘And any man of the house of Yisra’ĕl, or of the strangers who sojourn among you, who eats any blood, I shall set My face against that being who eats blood, and shall cut him off from among his people.

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 Zerubbaḇel. These seven are the eyes of יהוה, which diligently search throughout all the earth.”

Psalm 33:18

See, the eye of יהוה is on those fearing Him, On those waiting for His loving-commitment,

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.”