| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. | The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
| For Christ is the fulfillment of the Law for the justification of all who believe. | For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. |
| Love cannot result in any harm to the neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law. | Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law. |
| May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may grow rich in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| The name of the Lord is a tower of strength; the upright man runs to it and finds refuge. | Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. |
| Above his head was inscribed the charge against him: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” | They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” |
| Even though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, even though the olive crop will fail and the orchards will yield no food, even though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls, I will continue to rejoice in the Lord, and exult in the God of my salvation. | For even though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food, the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! |
| Thus there are three things that endure: faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love. | But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love. |
| The lips of the righteous utter words of kindness, but the mouth of the wicked knows only how to pervert. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. |
| Arise and shine forth, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you. | Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you! |
| The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers. | The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. |
| Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord, our God. | Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God. |
| Speak out and pronounce righteous judgments; defend the rights of the wretched and the poor. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. |
| Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and whose hope is the Lord. They will be like a tree planted by the water that spreads out its roots to the stream. When the heat comes, it does not fear; its leaves stay green. It is not concerned in a year of drought, and it never fails to bear fruit. | Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh. For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit. |
| The fear of the Lord provides instruction in wisdom, and to be humble is the way to honor. | The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools are those who despise wisdom and instruction. | The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction. |
| Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great: He was made visible in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed to the Gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory. | Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory. |
| Grant justice to the weak and the orphan; defend the rights of the lowly and the poor. | Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. |
| Until a spirit from on high is poured out upon us, and the wilderness becomes an orchard and the fruitful field becomes a forest. | Until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest. |
| The misfortunes of the righteous man are many, but the Lord delivers him, from all of them. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. |
| Therefore, observe the commandments of the Lord, your God. Walk in his ways and fear him. | You shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. |
| Put on the armor of God so that you will be able to stand firm against the deceit of the devil. | Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. |
| For since death came into the world through a man, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a man. | For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man. |
| I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I do ask you to protect them from the evil one. | I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one. |
| The heavens were made by the word of the Lord, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. | By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth. |
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