Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live.

New American Standard Bible

Your testimonies are righteous forever;
Give me understanding that I may live.

King James Version

The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

Holman Bible

Your decrees are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, and I will live.

International Standard Version

Your righteous decrees are eternal; give me understanding, and I will live. Qof

American Standard Version

Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.

Amplified


Your righteous testimonies are everlasting;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live.

Bible in Basic English

The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.

Darby Translation

The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.

Julia Smith Translation

Justice is thy testimonies forever: cause me to understand and I shall live.

King James 2000

The righteousness of your testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The righteousness of your testimonies [is] forever; give me understanding that I may live.

Modern King James verseion

The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; give me understanding, and I shall live.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting; O grant me understanding, and I shall live.

NET Bible

Your rules remain just. Give me insight so that I can live.

New Heart English Bible

Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

The Emphasized Bible

Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.

Webster

The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

World English Bible

Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. KUF

Youngs Literal Translation

The righteousness of Thy testimonies is to Cause me to understand, and I live!

Verse Info

Context Readings

Tsade

143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me. Thy commandments are my delight. 144 Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live. 145 I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, O LORD. I will keep thy statutes.

Cross References

Psalm 19:9

The fear of LORD is clean, enduring forever. The ordinances of LORD are true, [and] righteous altogether.

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Psalm 119:66

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed in thy commandments.

Psalm 119:73

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. Give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.

Psalm 119:138

Thou have commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.

Psalm 119:152

Of old I have known from thy testimonies that thou have founded them forever.

Psalm 119:169

Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD. Give me understanding according to thy word.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

Isaiah 6:9-10

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but do not understand, and see ye indeed, but do not perceive.

Isaiah 27:11

When the boughs of it are withered, they shall be broken off. The women shall come, and set them on fire, for it is a people of no understanding. Therefore he who made them will not have compassion upon them, and he who formed them

Daniel 12:10

Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou have rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me. Since thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy sons.

Matthew 5:18

For truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle will, no, not pass away from the law, until all things come to pass.

Matthew 13:19

Of every man who hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understands it, evil comes, and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the wayside.

John 17:3

And this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only TRUE God, and Jesus Christ whom thou sent.

2 Corinthians 4:6

Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:23-25

begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God that lives and remains into the age.

1 John 5:20-21

And we know that the Son of God comes, and has given us understanding, so that we may know the true. And we are in the true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the TRUE God, and the eternal life.

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