no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.
Parallel translations
- WEB no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
- KJV There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
- BSB no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
- NKJV No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
- NASB No evil will happen to you, Nor will any plague come near your tent.
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Quick answer
God promises to keep harm and plague from overtaking the one who trusts in Him.
Overview
The verse assures the believer of God's protective care over his life and household. Read in light of the whole Bible, this is not a denial of all suffering but confidence that no evil can ultimately harm those God keeps. Final and complete safety from all evil is ours in Christ (John 10:28-29).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Prov 12:21No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
- Ps 121:7Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.
- Deut 7:15Yahweh will take away from you all sickness; and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you know, will he put on you, but will lay them on all those who hate you.
- Rom 8:25But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
- Job 5:24You shall know that your tent is in peace. You shall visit your fold, and shall miss nothing.
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