Psalms 11:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?””
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“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous do?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“When the foundations are destroyed, The righteous--what hath he done?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 11:3 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 19:13Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
- 2 Kings 22:12and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
- 2 Chronicles 32:13Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
- Nehemiah 6:10Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”
- Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
- Psalms 75:3When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah
- Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- Isaiah 58:12Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.
- Jeremiah 26:11Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears!”
- Daniel 3:15Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”
- Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
- John 11:8“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
- Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
- Acts 4:24When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
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