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1 Samuel 2:9

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9“aHe keeps the feet of His holy ones,

bBut the wicked ones are silenced in darkness,

cFor not by power shall a man prevail.

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Cross references

  1. aPs 91:11, 12; 121:3; Prov 3:26; 1 Pet 1:5
  2. bMatt 8:12
  3. cPs 33:16, 17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,

but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,

for not by might shall a man prevail.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He will guard the feet of his faithful servants,

but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.

“It is not by strength that one prevails;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He guards the steps of his faithful ones,

but the wicked perish in darkness,

for a person does not prevail by his own strength.

NLTNew Living Translation

“He will protect his faithful ones,

but the wicked will disappear in darkness.

No one will succeed by strength alone.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,

but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness,

because a man will not prevail by his might.

KJV 1900King 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.