Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

My son, fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,

King James Version

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

Holman Bible

My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,
and don’t associate with rebels,

International Standard Version

My son, fear both the LORD and the king, and don't keep company with rebels.

A Conservative Version

My son, fear thou LORD and the king, [and] do not associate with those who are given to change.

American Standard Version

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

Amplified


My son, fear the Lord and the king;
And do not associate with those who are given to change [of allegiance, and are revolutionary],

Bible in Basic English

My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

Darby Translation

My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

Julia Smith Translation

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king: thou shalt not intermingle with those changing:

King James 2000

My son, fear the LORD and the king: and associate not with them that are given to change:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.

Modern King James verseion

My son, fear Jehovah and the king; and do not fellowship with those who are given to change;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and keep no company with them that slide back from his fear:

NET Bible

Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

New Heart English Bible

My son, fear the LORD and the king. Do not join those who are rebellious:

The Emphasized Bible

Revere thou Yahweh, my son, and the king, and, with the fickle, have thou no fellowship;

Webster

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

World English Bible

My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:

Youngs Literal Translation

Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
thou the Lord

Usage: 0

and the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

References

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

20 for the evil man shall not come to a good end; the fire of the wicked shall be put out. 21 My son, fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
22 for their calamity shall rise suddenly; and the ruin of them both, who shall know it?

Cross References

Romans 13:1-7

Let every soul submit itself to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God, and the powers that be are ordained of God.

Exodus 14:31

And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did against the Egyptians; and the people feared the LORD and believed the LORD and his slave Moses.

Numbers 16:1-3

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, of the sons of Reuben, took men;

1 Samuel 8:5-7

and said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons do not walk in thy ways; therefore make us a king to judge us like all the Gentiles.

1 Samuel 12:12-19

And when ye saw that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, came against you, ye said unto me, No, but a king shall reign over us when the LORD your God was your king.

1 Samuel 24:6

And he said unto his men, The LORD keep me from doing this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.

2 Samuel 15:13-37

And the word came to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

1 Kings 12:16

So when all Israel saw that the king did not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? There is no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

Ecclesiastes 8:2-5

I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment and the word of the covenant that thou hast made with God.

Matthew 22:21

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then said he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's.

Titus 3:1

Admonish them to be subject to dominion and power, and to persuade those who have authority, that they be quick unto every good work.

1 Peter 2:13-17

Therefore, be subject to every human ordinance that is of the Lord, whether it be to a king or to a superior,

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