But if the wicked turn away from all their sins that they have committed and keep all my statutes and do what is lawful and right, they shall surely live; they shall not die. | However, if the wicked renounce all of the sins that they have committed and keep all my statutes and do what is right and just, they shall surely live; they shall not die. |
From there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul. | But if you seek the Lord, your God, and you strive with all your heart and your soul, you will find him there. |
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When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart. | When you search for me, you will find me. When you seek me with all your heart. |
If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. | As much as possible, and to the extent of your ability, live in peace with everyone. |
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you. | O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, filled with kindness for all who cry to you. |
Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure. | Ensure that the path you tread is level, and then your ways will be sure. |
Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce. | Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops. |
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen. | For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. |
Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins. | Above all, maintain the fervor of your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. |
In all toil there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. | Diligent labor always yields profit, but idle conversation only leads to poverty. |
All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back. | All day long the godless man continues to covet, whereas the righteous man gives unsparingly. |
For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. | For the word of the Lord is true, and he is faithful in everything he does. |
For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. | For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all is God. |
Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person's envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind. | Then I came to realize that all toil and skill in work derive from one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chase after the wind. |
And having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. | And when he had been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. |
If you will only obey the Lord your God, by diligently observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. | If you heed the voice of the Lord, your God, and you carefully observe all of the commandments that I have given you today, then the Lord, your God, will lift you up above all the other nations upon the earth. |
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all. | The misfortunes of the righteous man are many, but the Lord delivers him, from all of them. |
Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine. | Now, if you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, you will be my own possession from among all the peoples, for the entire earth is mine. |
This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him. | The way of God is blameless, and the Lord’s promise proves true; he is a shield to all who flee to him for safety. |
Repent and turn from all your transgressions; otherwise iniquity will be your ruin. | Repent and renounce all your transgressions. Otherwise your iniquity will prove to be your downfall. |
Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. | Guide me in your truth and instruct me, for you are God, my Savior, and in you I hope all the day long. |
I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches. | I rejoice in following your statutes more than I would rejoice in endless riches. |
This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him. | The way of God is blameless; the Lord’s promise has proved true. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him. |
Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. | Speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves, and defend the rights of the destitute. |
All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being. | Through him all things came into existence, and without him there was nothing. That which came to be. |