1 Samuel 2:9

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

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7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.

8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

10 Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.

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1 Samuel 2:9 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
KJV King 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.
WEB World English Bible: He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.
ASV American Standard Version: He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.
DBY Darby Translation: He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
WBS Webster Bible: He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.