KJV King James Version
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
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Psalm 31:23
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
WEB World English Bible
Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.
ASV American Standard Version
Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.
Surrounding context — Psalm 31
20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed [be] the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֶֽהֱב֥וּH157 · a.havto love: loverאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDכָּֽל־H3605 · kolallחֲסִ֫ידָ֥יוH2623 · cha.sidpiousאֱ֭מוּנִיםH529 · e.munfaithfulנֹצֵ֣רH5341 · na.tsarto watchיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוּמְשַׁלֵּ֥םH7999 · sa.lemto completeעַל־H5921 · aluponיֶ֝֗תֶרH3499 · ye.terremainderעֹשֵׂ֥הH6213 · a.sahto make: doגַאֲוָֽה׃H1346 · ga.a.vahpride
Cross-references
Psalm 97:10Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.Psalm 94:2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.Psalm 145:20The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.John 10:27-30My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:Psalm 30:4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.Psalm 34:9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear him.1 Thessalonians 4:1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and more.1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.Deuteronomy 33:3Yea, he loved the people; all his saints [are] in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; [every one] shall receive of thy words.Psalm 54:5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,Psalm 89:7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him.Deuteronomy 32:41If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.Mark 12:23In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.Revelation 18:6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.Psalm 145:10All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.Jude 1:1Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, [and] called:Isaiah 56:6Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
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