Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

New American Standard Bible

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

King James Version

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

Holman Bible

The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.

International Standard Version

The Law of the LORD is perfect, restoring life. The testimony of the LORD is steadfast, making foolish people wise.

A Conservative Version

The law of LORD is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of LORD is sure, making a simple man wise.

American Standard Version

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

Amplified


The law of the Lord is perfect (flawless), restoring and refreshing the soul;
The statutes of the Lord are reliable and trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Darby Translation

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple;

Julia Smith Translation

The law of Jehovah is blameless, turning back the soul; the testimonies of Jehovah being faithful, making wise the simple.

King James 2000

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The law of Yahweh [is] perfect, reviving life. The testimony of Yahweh [is] firm, making wise [the] simple.

Modern King James verseion

The Law of Jehovah is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making the simple wise.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The law of the LORD is an undefiled law, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, and giveth wisdom unto simple.

NET Bible

The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one's life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD's Law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD's testimony is sure, making wise the simple.

The Emphasized Bible

The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple;

Webster

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

World English Bible

Yahweh's law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh's testimony is sure, making wise the simple.

Youngs Literal Translation

The law of Jehovah is perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah are stedfast, Making wise the simple,

Context Readings

The Witness Of Creation And Scripture

6 His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat. 7 The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish. 8 The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.


Cross References

Psalm 111:7

The works of his hands are faith and righteousness; all his laws are unchanging.

Psalm 93:5

Your witness is most certain; it is right for your house to be holy, O Lord, for ever.

Psalm 119:130

The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.

Proverbs 1:4

To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

Deuteronomy 6:6-9

Keep these words, which I say to you this day, deep in your hearts;

Deuteronomy 17:18-20

And when he has taken his place on the seat of his kingdom, he is to make in a book a copy of this law, from that which the priests, the Levites, have in their care:

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.

Joshua 1:8

Let this book of the law be ever on your lips and in your thoughts day and night, so that you may keep with care everything in it; then a blessing will be on all your way, and you will do well.

2 Samuel 23:5

For is not my house so with God? For he has made with me an eternal agreement, ordered in all things and certain: as for all my salvation and all my desire, will he not give it increase?

Job 23:12

I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

Psalm 18:30

As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.

Psalm 78:1-7

Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

Psalm 119:9

How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.

Psalm 119:14

I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

Psalm 119:24

Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.

Psalm 119:72

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

Psalm 119:96-100

I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.

Psalm 119:111

I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

Psalm 119:127-128

For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

Psalm 119:152

I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever.

Psalm 147:19-20

He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.

Proverbs 1:22-23

How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

Isaiah 8:16

Let my teaching be kept secret: and my words be given to my disciples only.

Isaiah 8:20

Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...

John 3:32-33

He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.

John 5:39

You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

Acts 10:43

To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.

Romans 3:2

Much in every way: first of all because the words of God were given to them.

Romans 12:2

And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

Romans 15:4

Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

2 Timothy 1:8

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

2 Timothy 2:19

But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.

2 Timothy 3:15-17

And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 6:18-19

So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;

James 1:17

Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

James 1:21-25

For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.

1 John 5:9-12

If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.

Revelation 19:10

And I went on my face before his feet to give him worship. And he said to me, See you do it not: I am a brother-servant with you and with your brothers who keep the witness of Jesus: give worship to God: for the witness of Jesus is the spirit of the prophet's word.

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