1 Samuel 2:9

New American Bible - revised edition

He guards the footsteps of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall perish in the darkness; for not by strength does one prevail.

Cross References

Job 18:18

He is driven from light into darkness, and banished from the world.

Job 40:13

bury them in the dust together; in the hidden world imprison them.

Job 5:16

Thus the needy have hope, and iniquity closes its mouth.

Job 5:24

And you shall know that your tent is secure; taking stock of your household, you shall miss nothing.

Psalm 1:6

Because the Lord knows the way of the just, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

Psalm 105:37

He brought his people out, laden with silver and gold; no one among the tribes stumbled.

Psalm 121:3

He will not allow your foot to slip; or your guardian to sleep.

Psalm 121:5

The Lord is your guardian; the Lord is your shade at your right hand.

Psalm 121:8

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

Psalm 145:20

The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he destroys.

Psalm 31:17

Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your mercy.

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord loves justice and does not abandon the faithful. When the unjust are destroyed, and the offspring of the wicked cut off,

Psalm 94:18

When I say, “My foot is slipping,” your mercy, Lord, holds me up.

Psalm 97:10

You who love the Lord, hate evil, he protects the souls of the faithful, rescues them from the hand of the wicked.

Proverbs 16:9

The human heart plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps.

Proverbs 2:8

Guarding the paths of justice, protecting the way of his faithful ones,

Proverbs 3:26

For the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from the snare.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

Here is what I see as good: It is appropriate to eat and drink and prosper from all the toil one toils at under the sun during the limited days of life God gives us; for this is our lot.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not won by the swift, nor the battle by the valiant, nor a livelihood by the wise, nor riches by the shrewd, nor favor by the experts; for a time of misfortune comes to all alike.

Isaiah 27:3

I, the Lord, am its keeper, I water it every moment; Lest anyone harm it, night and day I guard it.

Isaiah 47:5

Go into darkness and sit in silence, daughter of the Chaldeans, No longer shall you be called sovereign mistress of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why do we remain here? Let us assemble and flee to the fortified cities, where we will meet our doom; For the Lord our God has doomed us, he has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23

But rather, let those who boast, boast of this, that in their prudence they know me, Know that I, the Lord, act with fidelity, justice, and integrity on earth. How I take delight in these—oracle of the Lord. False Circumcision.

Nahum 1:8

when the flood rages; He makes an end of his opponents, and pursues his enemies into darkness.

Zephaniah 1:15

A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick black clouds,

Zechariah 4:6

Then he said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, and not by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

Numbers 6:24

The Lord bless you and keep you!

Matthew 8:12

but the children of the kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”

Romans 3:19

Now we know that what the law says is addressed to those under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world stand accountable to God,

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed, lover of the peoples, all the holy ones are at your side; They follow at your heels, carry out your decisions.

1 Peter 1:5

who by the power of God are safeguarded through faith, to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final time.

2 Peter 2:17

These people are waterless springs and mists driven by a gale; for them the gloom of darkness has been reserved.

Jude 1:1

Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ:

Jude 1:13

They are like wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameless deeds, wandering stars for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.

Jude 1:3

Beloved, although I was making every effort to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel a need to write to encourage you to contend for the faith that was once for all handed down to the holy ones.

1 Samuel 25:26

Now, therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as you live, the Lord has kept you from shedding blood and from avenging yourself by your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord become as Nabal!