Psalms 109:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.”
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“When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.”
King James Version · Public Domain“When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 109:7 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 15:7After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.
- Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
- Proverbs 28:9Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
- Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
- Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
- Matthew 23:13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Galatians 3:10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
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