Psalm 146:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.

2 Samuel 17:23

Now when Ahithophel saw that his suggestion was not acted on, he got his ass ready, and went back to his house, to the town where he came from, and having put his house in order, he put himself to death by hanging; so he came to his end and was put in the resting-place of his father.

Esther 5:14

Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Let a pillar, fifty cubits high, be made ready for hanging him, and in the morning get the king to give orders for the hanging of Mordecai: then you will be able to go to the feast with the king with a glad heart. And Haman was pleased with the suggestion, and he had the pillar made.

Esther 7:10

So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.

Esther 9:25

But when the business was put before the king, he gave orders by letters that the evil design which he had made against the Jews was to be turned against himself; and that he and his sons were to be put to death by hanging.

Psalm 10:14

You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

Psalm 145:20

The Lord will keep all his worshippers from danger; but he will send destruction on all sinners.

Psalm 147:6

The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.

Psalm 18:26

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

Psalm 68:5

A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

Proverbs 15:25

The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

Jeremiah 49:11

Put in my care your children who have no father, and I will keep them safe; and let your widows put their faith in me.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not be our salvation; we will not go on horses; we will not again say to the work of our hands, You are our gods; for in you there is mercy for the child who has no father.

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

Deuteronomy 16:11

Then you are to be glad before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is with you, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you, in the place marked out by the Lord your God as a resting-place for his name.

James 1:27

The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.