1 Samuel 2:9

God's Word

He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength.

Cross References

Job 18:18

He will be driven from the light into the dark and chased out of the world.

Job 40:13

Hide them completely in the dust, and cover their faces in the hidden place.

Job 5:16

Then the poor have hope while wrongdoing shuts its mouth.

Job 5:24

“You will know peace in your tent. You will inspect your house and find nothing missing.

Psalm 1:6

The Lord knows the way of righteous people, but the way of wicked people will end.

Psalm 105:37

He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.

Psalm 121:3

He will not let you fall. Your guardian will not fall asleep.

Psalm 121:5

The Lord is your guardian. The Lord is the shade over your right hand.

Psalm 121:8

The Lord guards you as you come and go, now and forever.

Psalm 145:20

The Lord protects everyone who loves him, but he will destroy all wicked people.

Psalm 31:17

O Lord, I have called on you, so do not let me be put to shame. Let wicked people be put to shame. Let them be silent in the grave.

Psalm 37:28

The Lord loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They will be kept safe forever, but the descendants of wicked people will be cut off.

Psalm 94:18

When I said, “My feet are slipping,” your mercy, O Lord, continued to hold me up.

Psalm 97:10

Let those who love the Lord hate evil. The one who guards the lives of his godly ones will rescue them from the power of wicked people.

Proverbs 16:9

A person may plan his own journey, but the Lord directs his steps.

Proverbs 2:8

in order to guard those on paths of justice and to watch over the way of his godly ones.

Proverbs 3:26

The Lord will be your confidence. He will keep your foot from getting caught.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

They spend their entire lives in darkness, in constant frustration, sickness, and resentment.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I saw something else under the sun. The race isn’t ⌞won⌟ by fast runners, or the battle by heroes. Wise people don’t necessarily have food. Intelligent people don’t necessarily have riches, and skilled people don’t necessarily receive special treatment. But time and unpredictable events overtake all of them.

Isaiah 27:3

I, the Lord, watch over it. I water it continually. I watch over it day and night so that no one will harm it.

Isaiah 47:5

Go into the dark, and sit in silence, princess of the Babylonians! You will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why are we just sitting here? Let’s get up! Let’s go into the fortified cities and die there. The Lord our God has condemned us to die. He has given us poison to drink because we have sinned against the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: Don’t let wise people brag about their wisdom. Don’t let strong people brag about their strength. Don’t let rich people brag about their riches.

Nahum 1:8

He will put an end to Nineveh with a devastating flood. He will pursue his enemies with darkness.

Zephaniah 1:15

That day will be a day of overflowing fury, a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and overcast skies,

Zechariah 4:6

Then he replied, “This is the word the Lord spoke to Zerubbabel: You won’t ⌞succeed⌟ by might or by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Armies.

Numbers 6:24

The Lord will bless you and watch over you.

Matthew 8:12

The citizens of that kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness. People will cry and be in extreme pain there.”

Romans 3:19

We know that whatever the Scriptures say applies to everyone under their influence, and no one can say a thing. The whole world is brought under the judgment of God.

Deuteronomy 33:3

You certainly love your people. All your holy ones are in your hands. They bow at your feet to receive your instructions.

1 Peter 1:5

since you are guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of time.

2 Peter 2:17

These false teachers are dried-up springs. They are a mist blown around by a storm. Gloomy darkness has been kept for them.

Jude 1:1

From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James. To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father, and who are kept safe for Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:13

Their shame is like the foam on the wild waves of the sea. They are wandering stars for whom gloomy darkness is kept forever.

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, I had intended to write to you about the salvation we share. But something has come up. It demands that I write to you and encourage you to continue your fight for the Christian faith that was entrusted to God’s holy people once for all time.

1 Samuel 25:26

“The Lord has kept you from spilling innocent blood and from getting a victory by your own efforts. Now, sir, I solemnly swear, as the Lord and you live, may your enemies and those who are trying to harm you end up like Nabal.