Psalm 32:10
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10 Many are the torments of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 16:20
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20 Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper,
and happy are those who trust in the Lord.(A)
Isaiah 12:2-3
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2 Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and will not be afraid,
for the Lord[a] is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.”(A)
3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.(B)
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- 12.2 Q ms Heb mss Gk Syr Vg Tg: MT for Yah, the Lord
Proverbs 13:21
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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
but prosperity rewards the righteous.(A)
Romans 2:8-9
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8 while for those who are self-seeking and who obey not the truth but injustice, there will be wrath and fury.(A) 9 There will be affliction and distress for everyone who does evil, both the Jew first and the Greek,(B)
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Psalm 147:11
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11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
Psalm 34:8
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8 O taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are those who take refuge in him.(A)
Psalm 5:12
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12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover them with favor as with a shield.(A)
1 Timothy 6:10
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10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
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Psalm 146:5
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5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,(A)
Psalm 34:19-21
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19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord rescues them from them all.(A)
20 He keeps all their bones;
not one of them will be broken.(B)
21 Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.(C)
Psalm 16:4
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4 Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;[a]
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names upon my lips.(A)
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- 16.4 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 2:12
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12 kiss his feet,[a]
or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Happy are all who take refuge in him.(A)
Psalm 140:11
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11 Do not let the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil speedily hunt down the violent!(A)
Psalm 84:12
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12 O Lord of hosts,
happy is everyone who trusts in you.(A)
Psalm 40:4
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4 Happy are those who make
the Lord their trust,
who do not turn to the proud,
to those who go astray after false gods.(A)
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.(A)
8 They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to bear fruit.(B)
Isaiah 57:21
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21 There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.(A)
Isaiah 3:11
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11 Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are,
for what their hands have done shall be done to them.(A)
Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him,(A)
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