Psalm 37:25
New Living Translation
25 Once I was young, and now I am old.
Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned
or their children begging for bread.
Hebrews 13:5
New Living Translation
5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,
“I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.”[a]
Psalm 25:13
New Living Translation
13 They will live in prosperity,
and their children will inherit the land.
Psalm 112:2
New Living Translation
2 Their children will be successful everywhere;
an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
2 Corinthians 4:9
New Living Translation
9 We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
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Psalm 37:28
New Living Translation
28 For the Lord loves justice,
and he will never abandon the godly.
He will keep them safe forever,
but the children of the wicked will die.
1 Samuel 12:22
New Living Translation
22 The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.
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Psalm 94:14
New Living Translation
14 The Lord will not reject his people;
he will not abandon his special possession.
Hebrews 12:5-6
New Living Translation
5 And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children?[a] He said,
“My child,[b] don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t give up when he corrects you.
6 For the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”[c]
Proverbs 13:22
New Living Translation
22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.
Joshua 1:5
New Living Translation
5 No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.
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Luke 1:53-55
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53 He has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away with empty hands.
54 He has helped his servant Israel
and remembered to be merciful.
55 For he made this promise to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his children forever.”
Genesis 17:7
New Living Translation
7 “I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants[a] after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
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Psalm 71:18
New Living Translation
18 Now that I am old and gray,
do not abandon me, O God.
Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,
your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
Acts 21:16
New Living Translation
16 Some believers from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, a man originally from Cyprus and one of the early believers.
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Psalm 71:9
New Living Translation
9 And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside.
Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.
Job 32:6-7
New Living Translation
6 Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said,
“I am young and you are old,
so I held back from telling you what I think.
7 I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,
for wisdom comes with age.’
Job 15:23
New Living Translation
23 They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’[a]
They know their day of destruction is near.
Footnotes
- 15:23 Greek version reads He is appointed to be food for a vulture.
Philemon 8-9
New Living Translation
Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus
8 That is why I am boldly asking a favor of you. I could demand it in the name of Christ because it is the right thing for you to do. 9 But because of our love, I prefer simply to ask you. Consider this as a request from me—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus.[a]
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- 9 Or a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 13:16
New Living Translation
16 Their little children will be dashed to death before their eyes.
Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped.
Psalm 109:10
New Living Translation
10 May his children wander as beggars
and be driven from[a] their ruined homes.
Footnotes
- 109:10 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads and seek.
Psalm 59:15
New Living Translation
15 They scavenge for food
but go to sleep unsatisfied.[a]
Footnotes
- 59:15 Or and growl if they don’t get enough.
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