Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin.

New American Standard Bible

When he is judged, let him come forth guilty,
And let his prayer become sin.

King James Version

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

Holman Bible

When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
and let his prayer be counted as sin.

International Standard Version

When he is judged, may he be found guilty; may his prayer be regarded as sin.

A Conservative Version

When he is judged, let him come forth guilty, and let his prayer be turned into sin.

American Standard Version

When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin.

Amplified


When he enters into dispute, let wickedness come about.
Let his prayer [for help] result [only] in sin.

Bible in Basic English

When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.

Darby Translation

When he shall be judged, let him go out guilty, and let his prayer become sin;

Julia Smith Translation

In his being judged he shall come forth condemned: and his prayer shall be for sin.

King James 2000

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When he is judged, let him come out guilty, and let his prayer become as sin.

Modern King James verseion

when he is judged, let him be condemned; and let his prayer become sin.

NET Bible

When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.

New Heart English Bible

When he is judged, let him come forth guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.

The Emphasized Bible

When he is judged, let him go out condemned, and let, his own petition, become a sin;

Webster

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

World English Bible

When he is judged, let him come forth guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.

Youngs Literal Translation

In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Prayer Against An Enemy

6 Set an ungodly man to be ruler over him, and let Satan stand at his righthand. 7 When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin. 8 Let his days be few, and his bishoprick let another take.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, his prayer shall be abhorred.

Proverbs 15:8

The LORD abhorreth the sacrifice of the ungodly; but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable to him.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the ungodly is abomination, for they offer the thing that is gotten with wickedness.

2 Samuel 15:7-8

And at forty years' end Absalom said unto the king, "Let me go, I pray thee, to Hebron; and pay my vow which I have vowed unto the LORD.

Isaiah 1:15

When ye hold out your hands, I will turn my eyes from you. And though ye make many prayers, yet will I hear nothing at all; for your hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 66:3

For whoso slayeth an ox for me, doth me so great dishonour, as he that killeth a man. He that killeth a sheep for me, choketh a dog. He that bringeth me meat offerings, offereth swine's blood. Who so maketh me a memorial of incense, praiseth the thing that is unright. Yet take they such ways in hand, and their soul delighteth in these abominations.

Matthew 23:13

Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven before men: ye yourselves go not in, neither suffer ye them that come to enter in.

Romans 3:19

Yea and we know that whatsoever the law saith, he saith it to them which are under the law: That all mouths may be stopped, and all the world be subdued to God,

Galatians 3:10

For as many as are under the deeds of the law, are under malediction. For it is written, "Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to fulfil them."

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