1 Samuel 2:9

1 Samuel 2:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9He 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;

9“He watches over the feet of His godly ones,

But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;

For not by might shall a person prevail.

9He keeps the feet of His godly ones,

But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;

For not by might shall a man prevail.

9“He guards the feet of His godly (faithful) ones,

But the wicked ones are silenced and perish in darkness;

For a man shall not prevail by might.

9He guards the steps of His faithful ones,

but the wicked perish in darkness;

for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

9He guards the paths of his faithful servants.

But evil people will lie silent in their dark graves.

“People don’t win just because they are strong.