1 Samuel 2:9 - Tree of Life Version

⁹ He guards the steps of His godly ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness. For one does not prevail by might.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ He will keep the feet of his saints, And the wicked shall be silent in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ He will guard the feet of His godly ones, but the wicked shall be silenced and perish in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

Common English Bible

⁹ God guards the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked die in darkness because no one succeeds by strength alone.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ He will preserve the feet of his holy ones, and the impious will be silenced in darkness. For no man will prevail by his own strength.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness: because no man shall prevail by his own strength.

1 Samuel 2:9 Cross References

Job 18:18

He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.

Job 40:13

Hide them together in the dust bind their faces in the hidden place.

Job 5:16

So the helpless have hope and injustice shuts its mouth.

Job 5:24

You will know shalom in your tent, and you will take stock of your home and find nothing missing.

Psalm 1:6

For Adonai knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

Psalm 105:37

Then He brought them out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes faltered.

Psalm 121:3

He will not let your foot slip. Your Keeper will not slumber.

Psalm 121:5

Adonai is your Keeper. Adonai is your shadow at your right hand.

Psalm 121:8

Adonai will watch over your coming and your going from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalm 145:20

Adonai watches over all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

Psalm 31:17

Make Your face shine on Your servant. Save me in Your lovingkindness.

Psalm 37:28

For Adonai loves justice and does not abandon His godly ones. They will be preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalm 94:18

If I say: “My foot has slipped,” Your mercy, Adonai, will hold me up.

Psalm 97:10

You who love Adonai, hate evil! He watches over the souls of His godly ones. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Proverbs 16:9

The heart of man plans his course, but Adonai directs his steps.

Proverbs 2:8

He guards the paths of justice, and protects the way of His kedoshim.

Proverbs 3:26

For Adonai will be your confidence and will keep your foot from a snare.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

Behold, this is what I myself have seen. It is beneficial and good for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy all of his toil that he labors under the sun during the few days of his life that God has given him—for this is his reward.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I further observed under the sun: The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the mighty, nor does bread come to the wise, or wealth to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; for time and chance befall them all.

Isaiah 27:3

I, Adonai, watch over it, I water it every moment. I guard it day and night, so that no one may harm it.

Isaiah 47:5

Sit in silence, go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no more be called the mistress-queen of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 8:14

“Why are we sitting here? Assemble! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For Adonai Eloheinu has silenced us and given us poisoned water to drink. For we have sinned against Adonai.

Jeremiah 9:23

But let one who boasts boast in this: that he understands and knows Me. For I am Adonai who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth. For in these things I delight.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

Nahum 1:8

But with an overwhelming flood, He will make that place a total ruin. Darkness will pursue His enemies.

Zephaniah 1:15

That day is a day of wrath a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastating storm and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Zechariah 4:6

Then he responded to me by saying, ‘This is the word of Adonai to Zerubbabel saying: “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Ruach!” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.

Numbers 6:24

‘Adonai bless you and keep you!

Matthew 8:12

But the sons of the kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the Torah says, it says to those within the Torah, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become accountable to God.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed, a lover of peoples is He— all His kedoshim are in His hand. They followed in Your steps, each receiving Your words.

1 Peter 1:5

By trusting, you are being protected by God’s power for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

2 Peter 2:17

These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. The gloom of utter darkness has been reserved for them.

Jude 1:1

Judah, a slave of Yeshua the Messiah and brother of Jacob, To those who are called, who are loved in God the Father, and kept safe for Yeshua the Messiah:

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

Jude 1:3

Loved ones, though very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I felt it necessary to write to you urging you to continue to contend for the faith that was once for all handed down to the kedoshim.

1 Samuel 25:26

“So now my lord, as Adonai lives and as your soul lives, since Adonai has restrained you from shedding blood and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies and those who are seeking to harm my lord be as Nabal.