Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

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 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 there shall not be a hereafter to the evil; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 21 My son, fear Jehovah and the king; and do not fellowship with those who are given to change; 22 for their trouble shall rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin of them both?

Cross References

Romans 13:1-7

Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but of God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God.

Exodus 14:31

And Israel saw that great work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians. And the people feared Jehovah, and believed Jehovah and His servant Moses.

Numbers 16:1-3

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

1 Samuel 8:5-7

And they said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

1 Samuel 12:12-19

And when you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, you said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us, even though Jehovah your God was your King.

1 Samuel 24:6

And he said to his men, Far be it from me, by Jehovah, if I will do this thing to my lord, Jehovah's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, since he is the anointed of Jehovah.

2 Samuel 15:13-37

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

1 Kings 12:16

And all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, and the people answered the king, saying, What part do we have in David? Yea, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now see to your house, O David! And Israel went to its tents.

Ecclesiastes 8:2-5

I say, Keep the king's word, and that, because of the oath of God.

Matthew 22:21

They said to Him, Caesar's. Then He said to them, Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

Titus 3:1

Put them in mind to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to every good work,

1 Peter 2:13-17

Then be in obedience to every ordinance of men, because of the Lord, whether to a king as supreme,

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