He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without the possibility that mankind will find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. | He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end. |
Now the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the Law and the commandments which I have written for their instruction.” | Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them.” |
One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. | He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued. | With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. |
The Lord redeems the souls of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will suffer for their guilt. | Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned. |
For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf. | For the love of Christ compels us; because we judge thus: that one died for all, therefore all died. He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again. |
You shall not oppress any widow or orphan. If you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry; and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. | You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child. If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry; and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. |
Let the wicked abandon his way, And the unrighteous person his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. | Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon. |
The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the treacherous will destroy them. | The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. |
Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. | Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him. |
The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, To give to each person according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. | The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it? “I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.” |
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves waist coverings. | Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves. |
The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To eliminate the memory of them from the earth. | Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth. |
The heavens tell of the glory of God; And their expanse declares the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. | The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork. Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge. |
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. | For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. |
A rich person’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination. | The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. |
The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on My account will find it. | He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. |
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless. | If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless. |
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, this is the one who will save it. | For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it. |
Every person’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord examines the hearts. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. |
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. | For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. |
One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart. He does not slander with his tongue, Nor do evil to his neighbor, Nor bring shame on his friend. | He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart; he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man. |
As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand. | As he came out of his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand. |
Behold, as for the impudent one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous one will live by his faith. | Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith. |
The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. | A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps. |
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