Psalm 37:14

Easy To Read Version

Bad people get their swords\par and aim their bows.\par They want to kill poor, helpless people.\par They want to kill good, honest people.\par

Cross References

Esther 5:14

Then Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends had a suggestion. They said, “Tell someone to build a post to hang him on! Make it 75 feet {\cf2\super [20]} tall! Then in the morning, ask the king to hang Mordecai on it. Then just go to the party with the king and you can be happy.”

Psalm 11:2

\{Bad people are like a hunter\}\par They hide in the dark.\par They pull back on the bowstring.\par They aim their arrows\par and shoot straight into the hearts\par of good, honest people.\par

Psalm 35:10

With my whole self I will say,\par “Lord, there is no one like you.\par You save a poor person from people that are stronger.\par You take things from strong people,\par and you give those things\par to that poor, helpless person.”\par

Proverbs 29:10

Murderers always hate honest people. Those evil people want to kill good, honest people. {\cf2\super [37]}

Proverbs 29:27

Good people hate those people who are not honest. And evil people hate people who are honest.

Habakkuk 1:13

Your eyes are too good to look at evil.\par You can’t watch people doing wrong.\par So how can you watch\par those evil people win?\par How can you watch bad people\par defeating good people?\par

Acts 12:11

Peter realized then what had happened. He thought, “Now I know that the Lord really sent his angel to me. He rescued (saved) me from Herod. {\cf2\super [238]} The Jewish people thought that bad things would happen to me. But the Lord saved me from all these things.”

Acts 12:23

Herod \{accepted this praise and\} did not give the glory to God. So an angel of the Lord caused him to become sick. He was eaten by worms inside him, and he died.

Acts 7:52

Your ancestors persecuted {\cf2\super [148]} every prophet {\cf2\super [149]} that ever lived. Those prophets said long ago that the Righteous One (Christ {\cf2\super [150]})would come. But your ancestors killed those prophets. And now you have turned against the Righteous One and killed him.

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. {\cf2\super [10]} Cain belonged to the Evil One (the devil). Cain killed his brother \{Abel {\cf2\super [11]} \}. But why did Cain kill his brother? Because the things Cain did were evil, and the things his brother \{Abel\} did were good.

1 Samuel 24:11

Look at this piece of cloth in my hand. I cut off the corner of your robe. I could have killed you, but I didn’t! Now, I want you to understand this. I want you to know that I am not planning anything against you! I did nothing wrong to you! But you are hunting me and trying to kill me.

1 Samuel 24:17

Saul said, “You are right, and I am wrong. You have been good to me. But I have been bad to you.