1 Samuel 2:9

Easy To Read Version

The Lord protects his holy people. He keeps them from stumbling. But bad people will be destroyed. They will fall in the darkness. Their power will not help them win.

Cross References

Job 18:18

People will push him away from light\par into the darkness.\par They will chase him out of this world.\par

Job 40:13

Bury all the proud people in the dirt.\par Wrap their bodies up\par and put them in their graves.\par

Job 5:16

So poor people have hope.\par God destroys bad people\par who are not fair.\par

Job 5:24

You will live in peace\par because your tent is safe.\par You will count your property\par and find nothing missing.\par

Psalm 1:6

Why? Because the Lord\par protects good people,\par but destroys bad people.\par

Psalm 105:37

Then God took his people out of Egypt.\par They brought gold and silver with them.\par None of God’s people stumbled and fell.\par

Psalm 121:3

God will not let you fall.\par Your Protector will not fall asleep.\par

Psalm 121:5

The Lord is your Protector.\par He protects you with his great power.\par

Psalm 121:8

The Lord will help as you come and go. {\cf2\super [610]} \par The Lord will help you now and forever!\par

Psalm 145:20

The Lord protects every person\par who loves him.\par But the Lord destroys bad people.\par

Psalm 31:17

Lord, I prayed to you.\par So I will not be disappointed.\par Bad people will be disappointed.\par They will go to the grave in silence.\par

Psalm 37:28

The Lord loves fairness.\par He will not leave his followers\par without help.\par The Lord will always protect his followers,\par but he will destroy wicked people.\par

Psalm 94:18

I know I was ready to fall,\par but the Lord supported his follower.\par

Psalm 97:10

People who love the Lord hate evil.\par So God saves his followers.\par God saves his followers from evil people.\par

Proverbs 16:9

A person can make plans about the things that he wants to do. But it is the Lord who decides what will happen.

Proverbs 2:8

He protects people who are fair to other people. He guards his holy people.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

He only gets days that are filled with sadness and sorrow. In the end, he is frustrated, sick, and angry!

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I also saw other things in this life {\cf2\super [36]} that were not fair: The fastest runner does not always win the race; the strongest army does not always win the battle; the wisest man does not always get the food he earns; the smartest man does not always get the wealth; and an educated person does not always get the praise he deserves. When the time comes, bad things happen to everyone!

Isaiah 27:3

“I, the Lord, will care for that garden.\par I will water the garden at the right time.\par I will guard that garden day and night.\par No one will hurt that garden.\par

Isaiah 47:5

“So Babylon, sit there and be quiet.\par Daughter of the Chaldeans, {\cf2\super [411]} \par go into the darkness.\par Why? Because you will no longer be\par ‘The Queen of the Kingdoms.’\par

Jeremiah 8:14

“Why are we just sitting here?\par Come, let’s run to the strong cities.\par If the Lord our God is going to make us die,\par then let’s die there.\par We have sinned against the Lord,\par so God gave us poisoned water to drink.\par

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par

Nahum 1:8

But he will destroy completely his enemies.\par He will wash them away like a flood.\par He will chase his enemies\par into the darkness.\par

Zephaniah 1:15

God will show his anger at that time. It will be a time of terrible troubles. It will be a time of destruction. It will be a time of darkness—a black, cloudy, and stormy day.

Zechariah 4:6

He said, “This is the message from the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Your help will not come from your strength and power. No, your help will come from my Spirit.’ The Lord All-Powerful said those things!

Numbers 6:24

May the Lord bless you and keep you.

Matthew 8:12

And those people (the Jews) that should have the kingdom will be thrown out. They will be thrown outside into the darkness. In that place people will cry and grind their teeth \{with pain\}.”

Romans 3:19

These things the law {\cf2\super [28]} says are for the people that are under the law. This stops all \{Jewish\} people from making excuses and brings the whole world (Jews and non-Jews) under God’s judgment.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Yes, the Lord loves his people. All his holy people are in his hand. They sit at his feet and learn his teachings!

1 Peter 1:5

God’s power protects you through your faith, and it keeps you safe until your salvation comes. That salvation is ready to be given to you at the end of time.

2 Peter 2:17

Those false teachers are like rivers that have no water. They are like clouds that are blown by a storm. A place in the deepest darkness has been kept for them.

1 Samuel 25:26

The Lord has kept you from killing innocent people. Surely as the Lord lives and surely as you live, I hope your enemies and all the people who want to harm you become like Nabal.