Psalms 37:18

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“The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.”

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BSBPD

“The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is--to the age.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 37:18 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 33:25May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”
  2. Psalms 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
  3. Psalms 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
  4. Psalms 21:4He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.
  5. Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
  6. Psalms 31:15My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
  7. Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
  8. Psalms 49:5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
  9. Psalms 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
  10. Psalms 103:17But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
  11. Proverbs 2:21For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
  12. Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
  13. Matthew 6:32For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
  14. Matthew 24:21For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
  15. Romans 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  16. Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  17. 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.”
  18. 2 Timothy 3:1But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
  19. 2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
  20. 1 Peter 1:4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
  21. 1 John 2:25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
  22. Revelation 11:3And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

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