1 Samuel 2:9

Amplified Bible

“He guards the feet of His godly (faithful) ones, But the wicked ones are silenced and perish in darkness; For a man shall not prevail by might.

Cross References

Job 18:18

“He is driven and propelled from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world.

Job 40:13

“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together; Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].

Job 5:16

“So the helpless have hope, And injustice shuts its mouth.

Job 5:24

“You will know also that your tent is secure and at peace, And you will visit your dwelling and fear no loss [nor find anything amiss].

Psalm 1:6

For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish.

Psalm 105:37

¶He brought the sons of Israel out [of Egypt] with silver and gold, And among their tribes there was not one who stumbled. [Ex 12:35]

Psalm 121:3

He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. [1 Sam 2:9; Ps 127:1; Prov 3:23, 26; Is 27:3]

Psalm 121:5

¶The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade on your right hand. [Is 25:4]

Psalm 121:8

The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in [everything that you do] From this time forth and forever. [Deut 28:6; Prov 2:8; 3:6]

Psalm 145:20

The Lord keeps all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.

Psalm 31:17

Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You; Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord delights in justice And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones); They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

Psalm 94:18

If I say, “My foot has slipped,” Your compassion and lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.

Psalm 97:10

¶You who love the Lord, hate evil; He protects the souls of His godly ones (believers), He rescues them from the hand of the wicked. [Rom 8:13-17]

Proverbs 16:9

A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life], But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them. [Ps 37:23; Prov 20:24; Jer 10:23]

Proverbs 2:8

He guards the paths of justice; And He preserves the way of His saints (believers). [1 Sam 2:9; Ps 66:8, 9]

Proverbs 3:26

For the Lord will be your confidence, firm and strong, And will keep your foot from being caught [in a trap].

Ecclesiastes 5:17

All of his life he also eats in darkness [cheerlessly, without sweetness and light], with great frustration, sickness, and anger.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the strong, and neither is bread to the wise nor riches to those of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of ability; but time and chance overtake them all. [Ps 33:16-19; Rom 9:16]

Isaiah 27:3

“I, the Lord, am its Keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will harm it, I guard it night and day.

Isaiah 47:5

“Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For you will no longer be called The queen of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why are we sitting still [the people wonder]? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter the fortified cities And let us die there, For the Lord our God has decreed our ruin And given us bitter and poisonous water to drink, Because we have sinned against the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus says the Lord, “Let not the one who is wise and skillful boast in his insight; let not the one who is mighty and powerful boast in his strength; let not the one who is rich boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] abundance;

Nahum 1:8

But with an overwhelming flood [of judgment through invading armies] He will make a complete destruction of its site And will pursue His enemies into darkness.

Zephaniah 1:15

That day is a day of [the outpouring of the] wrath [of God], A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and devastation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness, [Jer 30:7; Joel 2:11; Amos 5:18]

Zechariah 4:6

Then he said to me, “This [continuous supply of oil] is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel [prince of Judah], saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of whom the oil is a symbol],’ says the Lord of hosts.

Numbers 6:24

¶The Lord bless you, and keep you [protect you, sustain you, and guard you];

Matthew 8:12

while the sons and heirs of the kingdom [the descendants of Abraham who will not recognize Me as Messiah] will be thrown out into the outer darkness; in that place [which is farthest removed from the kingdom] there will be weeping [in sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [in distress and anger].” [Ps 107:2, 3; Is 49:12; 59:19; Mal 1:11]

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the Law [of Moses] says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the excuses of] every mouth may be silenced [from protesting] and that all the world may be held accountable to God [and subject to His judgment].

Deuteronomy 33:3

“Indeed, He loves His people; All Your holy ones are in Your hand. They followed in Your steps; They accept and receive direction from You.

1 Peter 1:5

who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time.

2 Peter 2:17

These [false teachers] are springs without water and mists driven by a tempest, for whom is reserved the gloom of black darkness.

Jude 1:1

Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, [writes this letter], To those who are the called (God’s chosen ones, the elect), dearly loved by God the Father, and kept [secure and set apart] for Jesus Christ:

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, flinging up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of deep darkness has been reserved forever.

Jude 1:3

Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I was compelled to write to you [urgently] appealing that you fight strenuously for [the defense of] the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints [the faith that is the sum of Christian belief that was given verbally to believers].

1 Samuel 25:26

So now, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has prevented you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord, be as [self-destructive as] Nabal.