You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s. | You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's. |
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. | For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. |
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Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. | Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. |
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. | In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace. |
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. | Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. |
Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. | Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. |
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! | Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! |
Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. | Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. |
Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name Yah, And rejoice before Him. A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation. | Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him! Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. |
He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. | Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. |
One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. | If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. |
In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. |
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. |
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. | The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. |
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 the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. |
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. | A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination. |
Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared? | Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? |
For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. | For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. |
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. | Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. |
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. | She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. |
As he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return, To go as he came; And he shall take nothing from his labor Which he may carry away in his hand. | As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. |
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. | And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. |
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. | For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. |
Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being. | Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. |
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! | Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! |