Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.

New American Standard Bible

I will give heed to the blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

King James Version

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

Holman Bible

I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

International Standard Version

I will pay attention to living a life of integrity when will I attain it? I will live with integrity of heart in my house.

A Conservative Version

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will thou come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

American Standard Version

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

Amplified


I will behave wisely and follow the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will walk in my house in integrity and with a blameless heart.

Darby Translation

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. When wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

Julia Smith Translation

I will be prudent in a blameless way. When wilt thou come to me? I will go about in integrity of heart in the midst of my house.

King James 2000

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will you come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I will give attention to [the] way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will walk in the integrity of my heart in the midst of my house.

Modern King James verseion

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O let me have understanding in the ways of Godliness, until the time that thou come unto me! I will walk in my house with a perfect heart.

NET Bible

I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.

New Heart English Bible

I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

The Emphasized Bible

I will behave myself wisely in a blameless way, When wilt thou come in unto me? I will walk to and fro in the blamelessness of my heart, - in the midst of my house:

Webster

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

World English Bible

I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

References

Context Readings

A Vow Of Integrity

1 A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise. 2 I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house. 3 I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:4

And thou -- if thou dost walk before Me as David thy father walked, in simplicity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee -- My statutes and My judgments thou dost keep --

Genesis 18:19

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

Deuteronomy 6:7

and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

Joshua 24:15

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah -- choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; -- whether the gods whom your fathers served, which are beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house -- we serve Jehovah.'

1 Samuel 18:14-15

And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah is with him,

1 Samuel 22:14

And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, 'And who among all thy servants is as David -- faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house?

2 Samuel 8:15

And David reigneth over all Israel, and David is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,

1 Kings 11:4

And it cometh to pass, at the time of the old age of Solomon, his wives have turned aside his heart after other gods, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, like the heart of David his father.

2 Chronicles 15:17

yet the high places have not turned aside from Israel; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect all his days.

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also, in Judah hath the hand of God been to give to them one heart to do the command of the king and of the heads, in the matter of Jehovah;

2 Chronicles 31:20-21

And Hezekiah doth thus in all Judah, and doth that which is good, and that which is right, and that which is true, before Jehovah his God;

Psalm 40:17

And I am poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer art Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.

Psalm 75:1-2

To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A Psalm of Asaph. -- A Song. We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near is Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders.

Psalm 101:6

Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.

Psalm 119:106

I have sworn, and I confirm it, To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.

Psalm 119:115

Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

Psalm 143:7-8

Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down to the pit.

Isaiah 38:3

and saith, 'I pray thee, O Jehovah, remember, I pray Thee, how I have walked habitually before Thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and that which is good in thine eyes I have done;' and Hezekiah weepeth -- a great weeping.

Jeremiah 23:5-6

Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

1 Timothy 3:4-5

his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

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