1 Samuel 2:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.”
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“He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 2:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 33:3Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—
- 1 Samuel 17:49Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
- 1 Samuel 25:26Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.
- Job 5:16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
- Job 5:24You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
- Job 18:18He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.
- Job 40:13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
- Psalms 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 33:16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
- Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
- Psalms 91:11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
- Psalms 97:10Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalms 105:37He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
- Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Psalms 121:5The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
- Psalms 121:8The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
- Psalms 145:20The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
- Proverbs 2:8to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
- Proverbs 3:26for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
- Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
- Ecclesiastes 5:17Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
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