Psalms 127 cross-references
Psalms 127 has 5 verses, which point to 70 other passages and are cited by 90. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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[A Song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Points to (32)
- Proverbs 16:9 — A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. 131 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:7 — So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 118 votes
- Proverbs 21:30–31 — There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. 91 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:9–15 — For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. 86 votes
- Psalms 33:16–18 — There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 67 votes
- Psalms 121:3–5 — He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 44 votes
Pointed to from (39)
- Deuteronomy 8:18 — But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may… 62 votes
- Psalms 128:1 — [A Song of degrees.] Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. 20 votes
- Luke 5:5 — And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless… 19 votes
- Psalms 121:3 — He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 19 votes
Psalms 127:2
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:12 — The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not… 24 votes
- Psalms 4:8 — I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. 23 votes
- Job 11:18 — And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest… 19 votes
- Psalms 3:5 — I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. 16 votes
- Jeremiah 31:26 — Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me. 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:20–23 — Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. 9 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Proverbs 3:24 — When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 9 votes
- Psalms 3:5 — I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. 9 votes
- Isaiah 30:20 — And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers… 7 votes
- Psalms 39:6 — Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and… 6 votes
Psalms 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
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- Psalms 128:3–4 — Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about… 43 votes
- Deuteronomy 28:4 — Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the… 36 votes
- 1 Samuel 1:27 — For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: 32 votes
- Genesis 48:4 — And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude… 25 votes
- Isaiah 8:18 — Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD… 24 votes
- Genesis 33:5 — And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he… 24 votes
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- Luke 1:13 — But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear… 16 votes
- Proverbs 17:6 — Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 10 votes
- Deuteronomy 7:14 — Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your… 10 votes
- Genesis 30:22 — And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. 10 votes
Psalms 127:4
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Points to (4)
- Proverbs 17:6 — Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 11 votes
- Proverbs 31:28 — Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 10 votes
- Jeremiah 50:9 — For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north… 5 votes
- Psalms 120:4 — Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. 3 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Ecclesiastes 6:3 — If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul… 2 votes
- Proverbs 27:11 — My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. 2 votes
- Psalms 144:12 — That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished… 2 votes
Psalms 127:5
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Points to (4)
- Proverbs 27:11 — My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. 6 votes
- Job 42:12–16 — So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and… 4 votes
- Job 5:4 — His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 1 votes
- Genesis 50:23 — And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh… 1 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Psalms 128:3 — Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about… 11 votes
- Matthew 16:18 — And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of… 7 votes
- Job 5:4 — His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 4 votes