1 Samuel 2:9

Holman Christian Standard Bible

He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a man does not prevail by his own strength.

Cross References

Job 18:18

He is driven from light to darkness and chased from the inhabited world.

Job 40:13

Hide them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

Job 5:16

So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

Job 5:24

You will know that your tent is secure, and nothing will be missing when you inspect your home.

Psalm 1:6

For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

Psalm 105:37

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

Psalm 121:3

He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.

Psalm 121:5

The Lord protects you; the Lord is a shelter right by your side.

Psalm 121:8

The Lord will protect your coming and going both now and forever.

Psalm 145:20

The Lord guards all those who love Him, but He destroys all the wicked.

Psalm 31:17

Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them be silent in Sheol.

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord loves justice and will not abandon His faithful ones. They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.

Psalm 94:18

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your faithful love will support me, Lord.

Psalm 97:10

You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of His godly ones; He rescues them from the power of the wicked.

Proverbs 16:9

A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.

Proverbs 2:8

so that He may guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His loyal followers.

Proverbs 3:26

for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from a snare.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

What is more, he eats in darkness all his days, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

Isaiah 27:3

I, Yahweh, watch over it; I water it regularly. I guard it night and day so that no one disturbs it.

Isaiah 47:5

“Daughter Chaldea, sit in silence and go into darkness. For you will no longer be called mistress of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why are we just sitting here? Gather together; let us enter the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has destroyed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: The wise man must not boast in his wisdom; the strong man must not boast in his strength; the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.

Nahum 1:8

But He will completely destroy Nineveh with an overwhelming flood, and He will chase His enemies into darkness.

Zephaniah 1:15

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,

Zechariah 4:6

So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of Hosts.

Numbers 6:24

May Yahweh bless you and protect you;

Matthew 8:12

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed He loves the people. All Your holy ones are in Your hand, and they assemble at Your feet. Each receives Your words.

1 Peter 1:5

You are being protected by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

2 Peter 2:17

These people are springs without water, mists driven by a whirlwind. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.

Jude 1:1

Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James: To those who are the called, loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever!

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.

1 Samuel 25:26

Now my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, it is the Lord who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand. May your enemies and those who want trouble for my lord be like Nabal.