Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Yet He
But the
King James Version
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
Holman Bible
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.
International Standard Version
Though the LORD is highly exalted, yet he pays attention to those who are lowly regarded, but he is aware of the arrogant from afar.
A Conservative Version
For though LORD is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar.
American Standard Version
For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
Amplified
Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.
Bible in Basic English
Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.
Darby Translation
For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
Julia Smith Translation
If Jehovah is high, and he will see the humble one: and the lofty one he will know from far off.
King James 2000
Though the LORD be high, yet has he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knows from afar.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Though Yahweh [is] high, yet he sees [the] lowly, but [the] proud he perceives at a distance.
Modern King James verseion
Though Jehovah is high, yet He has respect to the lowly; but the proud He knows afar off.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.
NET Bible
Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.
New Heart English Bible
For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.
The Emphasized Bible
Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty - afar off, doth he acknowledge.
Webster
Though the LORD is high, yet hath he respect to the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
World English Bible
For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.
Youngs Literal Translation
For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
Themes
Christ » Compassion of » Condescension of
God » Examples of Leadership » Condescension of
God » To believers » To the humble
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the humble
Humility » They who have » Regarded by God
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 138:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Thankful Heart
5
For
Yet He
But the
You will
And Your right hand will
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34
Yet
James 4:6
But
Psalm 113:5-6
Who
Isaiah 57:15
Who
“I
And also with the
In order to
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
Exodus 18:11
Now I know that
1 Samuel 2:7-8
Job 40:11-12
And look on everyone who is
Psalm 51:17
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Psalm 139:2
You
Isaiah 2:11
And the
And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 2:17
And the loftiness of men will be abased;
And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
Isaiah 66:2
Thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord.
“But to this one I will look,
To him who is humble and
Ezekiel 28:2-9
“Son of man, say to the
“Because your heart is lifted up
And you have said, ‘
I sit in the seat of
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of
Daniel 5:20-24
But when his heart was
Matthew 25:41
Luke 1:48
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me
Luke 1:51-53
He has scattered those who were proud in the
Luke 14:11
Luke 18:14
Acts 12:22-23
The people kept crying out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
2 Thessalonians 1:9
These will pay the penalty of
1 Peter 5:5-6