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1 Peter 3:12

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12“aFor the eyes of the 1Lord are toward the righteous,

And His ears attend to their prayer,

But the face of the 2Lord is against those who do evil.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 34:15
  2. 2In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 34:15

Cross references

  1. aPs 34:15, 16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For 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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous

and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the face of the Lord is against

those who do what is evil.

NLTNew Living Translation

The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right,

and his ears are open to their prayers.

But the Lord turns his face

against those who do evil.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

KJV 1900King James Version

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.