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Psalm 125:5

But as for those who turn away to their crooked ways, the LORD will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be on Israel.

3For the scepter of wickedness won’t remain over the allotment of the righteous, so that the righteous won’t use their hands to do evil.
4Do good, LORD, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.
5But as for those who turn away to their crooked ways, the LORD will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be on Israel.
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“Crooked ways” lead to judgment here, and the closing prayer for Israel’s peace leaves the warning intact, even as the psalm ends with a blessing.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 128:6Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel.Both psalms close with a blessing of peace on Israel, though Psalm 125 reaches that blessing through a warning.
Psalm 119:10With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.Psalm 125 warns about turning to crooked ways; Psalm 119 asks God for help against wandering from his commandments.
Isaiah 59:8They don’t know the way of peace; and there is no justice in their ways. They have made crooked paths for themselves; whoever goes in them doesn’t know peace.Both passages name crooked ways and speak of peace; Isaiah states that those who take crooked paths do not know peace.
Proverbs 2:15who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,Both passages describe people whose ways are crooked, using the language of paths to describe wrongdoing.
Psalm 40:4Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.Both passages describe people who turn away, toward crooked ways in Psalm 125 and toward lies in Psalm 40.
Galatians 6:16As many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on God’s Israel.Both passages pronounce peace upon Israel; Galatians also names mercy and those who walk by the stated rule.
Zephaniah 1:6those who have turned back from following the LORD, and those who haven’t sought the LORD nor inquired after him.Both passages describe turning away, with Zephaniah naming those who have turned back from following the LORD.
Job 23:11My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.Psalm 125 warns about those who turn away; Job describes keeping God’s way without turning away.
Psalm 101:3I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.Both passages reject wrongdoing: Psalm 125 announces God’s judgment, while Psalm 101 expresses refusal to cling to faithless deeds.
John 14:27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.Peace is the shared thread: Psalm 125 blesses Israel with peace, while Jesus gives his peace to those he addresses.
Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’Both passages describe judgment involving departure for those who work iniquity.
Proverbs 21:16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.Both passages warn that turning from a good way has consequences, with Proverbs naming the assembly of the departed spirits.
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Injustice and anger. temptation. sermon or Bible study notes.

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The warning is grave: YHWH will lead evildoers away. The psalm ends with a prayer for Israel’s peace, entrusting judgment to God.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).