2 Samuel 22:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.”
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“As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“God! Perfect <FI>is<Fi> His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He <FI>is<Fi> to all those trusting in Him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:31 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- 2 Samuel 22:3My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
- Nehemiah 9:8You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
- Job 34:10Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
- Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
- Psalms 18:30As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 35:2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
- Psalms 84:9Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
- Psalms 91:4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
- Psalms 119:140Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
- Psalms 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
- Daniel 4:34But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- Revelation 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
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