Proverbs 28:18

New Century Version

Innocent people will be kept safe, but those who are dishonest will suddenly be ruined.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

But, Lord, when you remove those who do evil, also remove those who stop following you. Let there be peace in Israel.

Psalm 25:21

My hope is in you, so may goodness and honesty guard me.

Psalm 26:11

But I have lived an innocent life, so save me and have mercy on me.

Psalm 84:11

The Lord God is like a sun and shield; the Lord gives us kindness and honor. He does not hold back anything good from those whose lives are innocent.

Proverbs 10:25

A storm will blow the evil person away, but a good person will always be safe.

Proverbs 10:27

Whoever respects the Lord will have a long life, but the life of an evil person will be cut short.

Proverbs 10:9

The honest person will live in safety, but the dishonest will be caught.

Proverbs 28:10

Those who lead good people to do wrong will be ruined by their own evil, but the innocent will be rewarded with good things.

Proverbs 28:6

It is better to be poor and innocent than to be rich and wicked.

Numbers 22:21

Balaam got up the next morning and put a saddle on his donkey. Then he went with the Moabite leaders.

Numbers 22:32

The angel of the Lord asked Balaam, “Why have you hit your donkey three times? I have stood here to stop you, because what you are doing is wrong.

Numbers 22:35

The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with these men, but say only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with Balak’s leaders.

Galatians 2:14

When I saw they were not following the truth of the Good News, I spoke to Peter in front of them all. I said, “Peter, you are a Jew, but you are not living like a Jew. You are living like those who are not Jewish. So why do you now try to force those who are not Jewish to live like Jews?”

1 Thessalonians 5:3

While people are saying, “We have peace and we are safe,” they will be destroyed quickly. It is like pains that come quickly to a woman having a baby. Those people will not escape.

Revelation 3:3

So do not forget what you have received and heard. Obey it, and change your hearts and lives. So you must wake up, or I will come like a thief, and you will not know when I will come to you.