KJV King James Version
The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
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Psalm 37:31
The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
WEB World English Bible
The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
ASV American Standard Version
The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The law of his God is his heart, His steps do not slide.
Surrounding context — Psalm 37
28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].
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Psalm 40:8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.Deuteronomy 6:6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:Isaiah 51:7Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart [is] my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.Psalm 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.Jeremiah 31:33But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.Psalm 37:23The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.Psalm 121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.Proverbs 4:4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.Psalm 44:18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;Psalm 119:98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they [are] ever with me.Job 23:11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.Deuteronomy 11:18-20Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.Hebrews 8:10For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:Psalm 1:2But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.Psalm 40:2-3He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, [and] established my goings.Psalm 17:5Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not.Proverbs 14:15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.Psalm 73:2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
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