Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. | Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. |
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. | Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise. |
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Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. | Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. |
Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. | Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect her husband. |
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! | Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! |
Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. | Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. |
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. |
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. |
Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being. | Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other. |
Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. | Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure. |
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. | Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. |
Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day. | My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all day long. |
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. | Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. |
Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord. | Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. |
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. |
Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. | Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. |
But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream. | But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. |
Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. | Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. |
Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. | Let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. |
Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave. | It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave. |
Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right; The righteous walk in them, But transgressors stumble in them. | Those who are wise understand these things; those who are discerning know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them. |
With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! | With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. |
In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness. | In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. |
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. | You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. |
But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. | Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one. |