Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.

New American Standard Bible

Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

King James Version

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

Holman Bible

Who do I have in heaven but You?
And I desire nothing on earth but You.

International Standard Version

Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire nothing on this earth.

A Conservative Version

Whom have I in heaven? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

American Standard Version

Whom have I in heaven but thee ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

Amplified


Whom have I in heaven [but You]?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

Darby Translation

Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.

Julia Smith Translation

Who to me in the heavens? and from thee I desired nothing in the earth.

King James 2000

Whom have I in heaven but you? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Whom do I have in the heavens [except you]? And with you I have no [other] desire on earth.

Modern King James verseion

Whom have I in Heaven? And besides You I desire none on earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Whom have I in heaven but thee? There is nothing upon earth, that I desire in comparison of thee.

NET Bible

Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire no one but you on earth.

New Heart English Bible

Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you.

The Emphasized Bible

Whom have I in the heavens? And, compared with thee, there is nothing I desire on earth.

Webster

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

World English Bible

Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whom have I in the heavens? And with Thee none I have desired in earth.

Context Readings

God's Ways Vindicated

24 Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour. 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth. 26 My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.


Cross References

Philippians 3:8

Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

Psalm 16:2

O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.

Psalm 16:5

The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.

Psalm 16:11

You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.

Psalm 37:4

So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

Psalm 42:1-2

Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

Psalm 43:4

Then I will go up to the altar of God, to the God of my joy; I will be glad and give praise to you on an instrument of music, O God, my God.

Psalm 89:6

For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?

Psalm 104:34

Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.

Isaiah 26:8-9

We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

For though the fig-tree has no flowers, and there is no fruit on the vine, and work on the olive comes to nothing, and the fields give no food; and the flock is cut off from its resting-place, and there is no herd in the cattle-house:

Matthew 5:8

Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

Matthew 10:37

He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

1 John 3:2

My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

Revelation 21:3

And there came to my ears a great voice out of the high seat, saying, See, the Tent of God is with men, and he will make his living-place with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.

Revelation 21:22-23

And I saw no Temple there; because the Lord God, the Ruler of all, and the Lamb are its Temple.

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