Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.

New American Standard Bible

Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord understand all things.

King James Version

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

Holman Bible

Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.

International Standard Version

Evil men don't understand justice, but whoever seeks the LORD understands it all.

A Conservative Version

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek LORD understand all things.

American Standard Version

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

Amplified


Evil men do not understand justice,
But they who long for and seek the Lord understand it fully.

Bible in Basic English

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

Darby Translation

Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything.

Julia Smith Translation

Men of evil shall not understand judgment: and they seeking Jehovah shall understand all.

King James 2000

Evil men understand not justice: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.

Modern King James verseion

Evil men do not understand judgment; but those who seek Jehovah understand all things.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Wicked men discern not the thing that is right, but they that seek after the LORD, discuss all things.

NET Bible

Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it all.

New Heart English Bible

Evil men do not understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

The Emphasized Bible

Wicked men, consider not justice, but, they who seek Yahweh, consider everything.

Webster

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

World English Bible

Evil men don't understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

not judgment
משׁפּט 
Mishpat 
Usage: 421

the Lord

Usage: 0

Context Readings

All About Life

4 Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them. 5 Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all. 6 Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

Cross References

Psalm 92:6

A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --

John 7:17

if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or -- I do speak from myself.

1 John 2:20

And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;

1 John 2:27

and you, the anointing that ye did receive from him, in you it doth remain, and ye have no need that any one may teach you, but as the same anointing doth teach you concerning all, and is true, and is not a lie, and even as was taught you, ye shall remain in him.

James 1:5

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

Psalm 25:14

The secret of Jehovah is for those fearing Him, And His covenant -- to cause them to know.

Psalm 119:100

Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.

Proverbs 15:24

A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.

Jeremiah 4:22

For my people are foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons are they, yea, they are not intelligent, Wise are they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.

Mark 4:10-13

And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,

1 Corinthians 2:14-15

and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know them, because spiritually they are discerned;

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