Psalms 31:23

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“Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.”

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BSBPD

“Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 31:23 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 10:12And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
  2. Deuteronomy 30:16For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.
  3. Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
  4. 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—
  5. 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
  6. Psalms 30:4Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
  7. Psalms 34:9Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
  8. Psalms 54:5He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
  9. Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
  10. Psalms 94:2Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
  11. 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.
  12. Psalms 145:10All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
  13. Psalms 145:20The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
  14. Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
  15. Isaiah 56:6And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
  16. Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
  17. Mark 12:23In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
  18. John 10:27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
  19. 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
  20. Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
  21. Revelation 18:6Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
  22. Revelation 19:5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”

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