Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

If you would direct your heart right
And spread out your hand to Him,

King James Version

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

Holman Bible

As for you, if you redirect your heart
and lift up your hands to Him in prayer—

International Standard Version

"Now for you, if you will prepare your heart, spread out your hands to him.

A Conservative Version

If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward him,

American Standard Version

If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;

Amplified


“If you direct your heart [on the right path]
And stretch out your hands to Him,

Bible in Basic English

But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

Darby Translation

If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him,

Julia Smith Translation

If thou preparedst thy heart, and didst spread thy hands towards him;

King James 2000

If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward him;

Lexham Expanded Bible

"If you yourself direct your heart and stretch out your hands to him--

Modern King James verseion

If you prepare your heart and stretch out your hands toward Him;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"If thou hadst now a right heart, and liftest up thine hands toward him;

NET Bible

"As for you, if you prove faithful, and if you stretch out your hands toward him,

New Heart English Bible

"If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.

The Emphasized Bible

If, thou, hast prepared thy heart, and wilt spread forth, unto him, thy hands -

Webster

If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him;

World English Bible

"If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.

Youngs Literal Translation

If thou -- thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּף 
Kaph 
Usage: 192

Context Readings

Confess Your Sin And Be Forgiven

12 An empty headed man can no more become wise than a wild donkey's colt can be born a man. 13 If you would direct your heart right
And spread out your hand to Him,
14 if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,



Cross References

1 Samuel 7:3

Samuel told the entire nation of Israel: If you return to Jehovah with all your hearts you must get rid of the foreign gods you have, including the statues of the goddess Astarte. You must dedicate your lives to Jehovah and serve him only. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.

Psalm 78:8

They should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not prepare its heart and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 88:9

My eyes grow weak because of my suffering. All day long I call out to you, O Jehovah. I stretch out my hands to you in prayer.

Psalm 143:6

I stretch out my hands to you for I long for you, like a parched land.

2 Chronicles 12:14

He did evil because he did not seriously dedicate his life to Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 19:3

Regardless of this, there is some good in you. You have removed all the symbols of the goddess Asherah that people worshiped. You have tried to follow God's will.

Job 5:8

As for me, I would seek God's help and present my case to him.

Job 8:5-6

But if you will look to God and plead with the Almighty,

Job 22:21-22

Agree with God, and be at peace. In this way good will come to you.

Psalm 68:31

Ambassadors will come from Egypt. Sudan will stretch out its hands to God in prayer.

Luke 12:47

The unfaithful servant who knew what his master wanted and did not do it will be beaten.

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