| Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. | A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
| Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart. | Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. |
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| For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh. | For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. |
| For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. |
| A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. | Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. |
| Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path. | Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path. |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. | Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. | In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. |
| You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder. | You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. |
| For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. | Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. |
| With all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love. | Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. |
| I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. | I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. |
| He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken. | Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. |
| For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. | For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus. |
| Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. | Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. |
| For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. | For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. |
| But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. | But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. |
| My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? |
| He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. | He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless. |
| But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. | There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. |
| That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ. | My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ. |
| And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. | And every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
| The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever. | The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. |
| May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ. | May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. |
| Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. | When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. |
