2 Peter 2:9
the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unrighteous under punishment to the day of judgment;
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Job 5:19In six troubles will he deliver thee; Yea, in seven shall no evil touch thee.
Psalms 4:3Know ye that the LORD hath exalted one that is devoted to him; The LORD will hear, when I call upon him.
Psalms 32:6Therefore shall every pious man pray to thee, while thou mayst be found; Surely the floods of great waters shall not come near him.
Proverbs 16:4The LORD hath ordained every thing for its end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation hath come upon you, but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able to endure, but will with the temptation furnish also the way to escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
2 Timothy 3:12Yea, and all that desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 2:8-10
Divine Judgments. ( a. d. 67.) 7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: When God sends destruction on the ungodly, he commands deliverance for the righteous; and, if he rain fire and brimstone on the wicked, he… Read the whole commentary →