Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. | Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work. | Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. |
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He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. | He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might. |
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice. |
It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows. | It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows. |
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? | He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? |
Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. | Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets. |
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so. | Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. |
Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil. | Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil. |
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” | He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation.” |
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. | Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. |
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. |
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. | For of him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen. |
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. | Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth. |
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. | I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. |
As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. | Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. |
Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? | Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? |
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him! | If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? |
And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. | Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work. |
Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. | Who are you who judge another’s servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for God has power to make him stand. |
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them. | But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts. |
For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake. | Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf. |
Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! | Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. |
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. | Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake. |
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. | I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you. |