Bible verse
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
Psalm 37:17 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 37.
13 but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
19 In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
KJV
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
ASV
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
ERV
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
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