Ezra 8:22

New King James Version

²²For ^(A)I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, ^(B)“The hand of our God is upon all those for ^(C)good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are ^(D)against all those who ^(E)forsake Him.”

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Ezra 8:22

New International Version

²²I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers^(A) and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone^(B) who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.^(C)”

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1 Peter 3:12

New King James Version

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
^(A)And His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

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1 Peter 3:12

New International Version

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”^[a]^(A)

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1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12-16

Psalm 33:18-19

New King James Version

¹⁸^(A)Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,
¹⁹To deliver their soul from death,
And ^(B)to keep them alive in famine.

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Psalm 33:18-19

New International Version

¹⁸But the eyes^(A) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,^(B)
¹⁹to deliver them from death^(C)
and keep them alive in famine.^(D)

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2 Chronicles 16:9

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⁹^(A)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this ^(B)you have done foolishly; therefore from now on ^(C)you shall have wars.”

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2 Chronicles 16:9

New International Version

⁹For the eyes^(A) of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish^(B) thing, and from now on you will be at war.^(C)”

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Psalm 34:15-16

New King James Version

¹⁵^(A)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
¹⁶^(B)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
^(C)To ^[a]cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

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Psalm 34:16 destroy

Psalm 34:15-16

New International Version

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord^(A) are on the righteous,^(B)
and his ears are attentive^(C) to their cry;
¹⁶but the face of the Lord is against^(D) those who do evil,^(E)
to blot out their name^(F) from the earth.

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Lamentations 3:25

New King James Version

²⁵The Lord is good to those who ^(A)wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.

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Lamentations 3:25

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²⁵The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;^(A)

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2 Chronicles 15:2

New King James Version

²And he went out ^[a]to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. ^(A)The Lord is with you while you are with Him. ^(B)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but ^(C)if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

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2 Chronicles 15:2 Lit. before

2 Chronicles 15:2

New International Version

²He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you^(A) when you are with him.^(B) If you seek^(C) him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.^(D)

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Psalm 34:22

New King James Version

²²The Lord ^(A)redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.

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Psalm 34:22

New International Version

²²The Lord will rescue^(A) his servants;
no one who takes refuge^(B) in him will be condemned.

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Romans 8:28

New King James Version

²⁸And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those ^(A)who are the called according to His purpose.

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Romans 8:28

New International Version

²⁸And we know that in all things God works for the good^(A) of those who love him, who^[a] have been called^(B) according to his purpose.^(C)

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Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who

1 Chronicles 28:9

New King James Version

⁹“As for you, my son Solomon, ^(A)know the God of your father, and serve Him ^(B)with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for ^(C)the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. ^(D)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will ^(E)cast you off forever.

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1 Chronicles 28:9

New International Version

⁹“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion^(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart^(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,^(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake^(D) him, he will reject^(E) you forever.

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Hebrews 10:38

New King James Version

³⁸Now ^(A)the^[a] just shall live by faith;
But if anyone draws back,
My soul has no pleasure in him.”

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Hebrews 10:38 NU My just one

Hebrews 10:38

New International Version

³⁸And,

“But my righteous^[a] one will live by faith.^(A)
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.”^[b]^(B)

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Hebrews 10:38 Some early manuscripts But the righteous
Hebrews 10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)

Ezra 7:6

New King James Version

⁶this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was ^(A)a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, ^(B)according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.

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Ezra 7:6

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⁶this Ezra^(A) came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted^(B) him everything he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.^(C)

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Ezra 7:28

New King James Version

²⁸and ^(A)has extended mercy to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes.

So I was encouraged, as ^(B)the hand of the Lord my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me.

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Ezra 7:28

New International Version

²⁸and who has extended his good favor^(A) to me before the king and his advisers and all the king’s powerful officials. Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me,^(B) I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

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