1 Samuel 2:9 “He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in dar…”

1 Samuel 2:9

He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

World English Bible

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.

American Standard Version

He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

Geneva Bible 1599

Hee will keepe the feete of his Saintes, and the wicked shall keepe silence in darkenes: for in his owne might shall no man be strong.

Darby Translation

He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Young's Literal Translation

The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

Bible in Basic English

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

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Cross references

“will keep”

Psalm 121:3 1 Peter 1:5 Job 5:24 Psalm 94:18 Psalm 121:8 Proverbs 16:9

Psalm 121:3 · BSB

He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.

1 Peter 1:5 · BSB

who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Job 5:24 · BSB

You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.

Psalm 94:18 · BSB

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.

Psalm 121:8 · BSB

The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.

Proverbs 16:9 · BSB

A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

“his saints”

Psalm 37:28 Psalm 97:10 Deuteronomy 33:3 Proverbs 2:8 Jude 1:1 Jude 1:3

Psalm 37:28 · BSB

For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalm 97:10 · BSB

Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Deuteronomy 33:3 · BSB

Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—

Proverbs 2:8 · BSB

to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.

Jude 1:1 · BSB

Jude, 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:

Jude 1:3 · BSB

Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.

“be silent”

Zephaniah 1:15 Matthew 8:12 2 Peter 2:17 Ecclesiastes 5:17 Job 5:16 Jeremiah 8:14

Zephaniah 1:15 · BSB

That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,

Matthew 8:12 · BSB

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

2 Peter 2:17 · BSB

These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.

Ecclesiastes 5:17 · BSB

Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

Job 5:16 · BSB

So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

Jeremiah 8:14 · BSB

Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

“by strength”

Zechariah 4:6 Ecclesiastes 9:11 Jeremiah 9:23 1 Samuel 17:49 1 Samuel 17:50 Psalm 33:16

Zechariah 4:6 · BSB

So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 · BSB

I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happ…

Jeremiah 9:23 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

1 Samuel 17:49 · BSB

Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.

1 Samuel 17:50 · BSB

Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

Psalm 33:16 · BSB

No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

Also

Proverbs 3:26

Proverbs 3:26 · BSB

for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

10Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

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