| And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good? | And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good? |
| Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive. | Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. |
| But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” | But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.” |
| For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.” | For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.” |
| Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me. | Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me. |
| Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. | Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints. |
| The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. | The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. |
| Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment. | Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment. |
| Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. | Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. |
| Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. | As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! |
| In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise. | When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent. |
| If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. | If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. |
| Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. | Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. |
| Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. | Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. |
| I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. | In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. |
| Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer. | Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. |
| Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth are vanity. | Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity. |
| But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. | But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. |
| Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. | So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. |
| And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” | Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. |
| It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. |
| Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” | Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” |
| But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. | As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. |
| The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. | What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. |
| Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. | Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me. |
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