Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.

New American Standard Bible

Teach me good discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Teach me good judgment and discernment,
for I rely on Your commands.

International Standard Version

Teach me both knowledge and appropriate discretion, because I believe in your commands.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.

Amplified


Teach me good judgment (discernment) and knowledge,
For I have believed and trusted and relied on Your commandments.

Darby Translation

Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.

Julia Smith Translation

Teach me good taste and knowledge, for I believed in thy commands.

King James 2000

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands.

Modern King James verseion

Teach me good judgment and knowledge; for I have believed Your Commandments.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O learn me thy kindness, nurture and knowledge, for I believe thy commandments.

NET Bible

Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.

New Heart English Bible

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

The Emphasized Bible

Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

Youngs Literal Translation

The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Teth

65 You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word. 66 Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings. 67 Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.


Cross References

Philippians 1:9

And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

Judges 3:15

Then when the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord, he gave them a saviour, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man; and the children of Israel sent an offering by him to Eglon, king of Moab.

1 Kings 3:9

Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

1 Kings 3:28

And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.

Nehemiah 9:13-14

And you came down on Mount Sinai, and your voice came to them from heaven, giving them right decisions and true laws, good rules and orders:

Psalm 72:1-2

Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

Psalm 119:34

Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

Psalm 119:128

Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.

Psalm 119:160

Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.

Psalm 119:172

Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.

Proverbs 2:1-9

My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

Proverbs 8:20

I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:

Isaiah 11:2-4

And the spirit of the Lord will be resting on him, the spirit of wisdom and good sense, the spirit of wise guiding and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

Matthew 13:11

And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

James 3:13-18

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

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