| Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. | All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
| Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart. | Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart. |
| For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh. | Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards. |
| 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. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion. |
| Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path. | Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. | Indeed, all who want 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 God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder. |
| For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. | To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. |
| With all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love. | With all humility and gentleness, with patience, 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 exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. |
| He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. |
| For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. | For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human. |
| 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 God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. |
| But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. | But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard 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 shall I come and behold the face of God? |
| He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. | He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly. |
| But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. | Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become 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. | I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ himself. |
| And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. | And every tongue should confess 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. | And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever. |
| May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ. | May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. |
| 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 had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. |
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