| A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. | A good name is to be more desired than great wealth; Favor is better than silver and gold. |
| But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. | But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy. |
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| Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. | To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, loving, compassionate, and humble. |
| And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. | Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. |
| Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. | Let love of the brothers and sisters continue. Do not neglect hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. |
| I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you with My eye upon you. |
| Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. | Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us, Just as we have waited for You. |
| When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. | If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me. |
| In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. | In that I am commanding you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, so that you may live and become numerous, and that the Lord your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to take possession of it. |
| Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. | Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your faithfulness. |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. | The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy. |
| For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. | For Your goodness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the clouds. |
| He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. | He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. |
| Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy. | Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who wait for His faithfulness. |
| O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. | Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His faithfulness is everlasting. |
| Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. | And faithfulness is Yours, Lord, For You reward a person according to his work. |
| For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. | For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all who call upon You. |
| Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. | Not to us, Lord, not to us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, because of Your truth. |
| Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. | Remember, Lord, Your compassion and Your faithfulness, For they have been from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth or my wrongdoings; Remember me according to Your faithfulness, For Your goodness’ sake, Lord. |
| Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. | You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me. |
| Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. | Certainly goodness and faithfulness will follow me all the days of my life, And my dwelling will be in the house of the Lord forever. |
| Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. | The Lord will send His goodness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life. |
| But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. | But I have trusted in Your faithfulness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, Because He has looked after me. |
| The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. | The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your faithfulness, Lord, is everlasting; Do not abandon the works of Your hands. |
| Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. | Because Your favor is better than life, My lips will praise You. So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. |
