1 Samuel 2:9

New Living Translation

“He will protect his faithful ones, but the wicked will disappear in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone.

Cross References

Job 18:18

They will be thrust from light into darkness, driven from the world.

Job 40:13

Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead.

Job 5:16

And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.

Job 5:24

You will know that your home is safe. When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing.

Psalm 1:6

For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

Psalm 105:37

The Lord brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled.

Psalm 121:3

He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.

Psalm 121:5

The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.

Psalm 121:8

The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.

Psalm 145:20

The Lord protects all those who love him, but he destroys the wicked.

Psalm 31:17

Don’t let me be disgraced, O Lord, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.

Psalm 94:18

I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.

Psalm 97:10

You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.

Proverbs 16:9

We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.

Proverbs 2:8

He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.

Proverbs 3:26

for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

Throughout their lives, they live under a cloud—frustrated, discouraged, and angry.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

Isaiah 27:3

I, the Lord, will watch over it, watering it carefully. Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it.

Isaiah 47:5

“O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 8:14

“Then the people will say, ‘Why should we wait here to die? Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there. For the Lord our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink because we sinned against the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.

Nahum 1:8

But he will sweep away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He will pursue his foes into the darkness of night.

Zephaniah 1:15

It will be a day when the Lord’s anger is poured out— a day of terrible distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,

Zechariah 4:6

Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Numbers 6:24

‘May the Lord bless you and protect you.

Matthew 8:12

But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Romans 3:19

Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching.

1 Peter 1:5

And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

2 Peter 2:17

These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness.

Jude 1:1

This letter is from Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. I am writing to all who have been called by God the Father, who loves you and keeps you safe in the care of Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:13

They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.

1 Samuel 25:26

“Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, since the Lord has kept you from murdering and taking vengeance into your own hands, let all your enemies and those who try to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is.