Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
Parallel translations
- KJV The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
- BSB The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
- NKJV The Lord preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
- NASB The Lord watches over all who love Him, But He will destroy all the wicked.
- NLT The Lord protects all those who love him, but he destroys the wicked.
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- Exod 20:6and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
- John 10:27–29My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
- Rom 8:28–30We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
- Ps 97:10You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
- Ps 31:23Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.
- Ps 1:6For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
- Ps 9:17The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God.
- Ps 9:5You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
- Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
- Matt 25:41Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
- 1 Pet 1:5–8who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Ps 37:28For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
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