Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep Your word.

New American Standard Bible

Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.

King James Version

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

International Standard Version

Before I was humbled, I wandered away, but now I observe your words.

A Conservative Version

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I observe thy word.

American Standard Version

Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.

Amplified


Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience].

Bible in Basic English

Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.

Darby Translation

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy word.

Julia Smith Translation

Before I shall be humbled I go astray: and now I watched thy word.

King James 2000

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept your word.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Before I was afflicted, I was going astray, but now I heed your word.

Modern King James verseion

Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I have kept Your Word.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Before I was troubled, I went wrong, but now I keep thy word.

NET Bible

Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.

New Heart English Bible

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.

The Emphasized Bible

Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.

Webster

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

World English Bible

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.

Youngs Literal Translation

Before I am afflicted, I -- I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.

Context Readings

Teth

66 Teach me good judgment and discernment,
for I rely on Your commands.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep Your word.
68 You are good, and You do what is good;
teach me Your statutes.


Cross References

Jeremiah 31:18-19

I have heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my God.

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I could learn Your statutes.

Psalm 119:75

I know, Lord, that Your judgments are just
and that You have afflicted me fairly.

Deuteronomy 32:15

Then Jeshurun became fat and rebelled—
you became fat, bloated, and gorged.
He abandoned the God who made him
and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

2 Samuel 10:19

When all the kings who were Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became their subjects. After this, the Arameans were afraid to ever help the Ammonites again.

2 Samuel 11:2-27

One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

2 Chronicles 33:9-13

So Manasseh caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to stray so that they did worse evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.

Psalm 73:5-28

They are not in trouble like others;
they are not afflicted like most people.

Psalm 119:176

I wander like a lost sheep;
seek Your servant,
for I do not forget Your commands.

Proverbs 1:32

For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Jeremiah 22:21

I spoke to you when you were secure.
You said, “I will not listen.”
This has been your way since youth;
indeed, you have never listened to Me.

Hosea 2:6-7

Therefore, this is what I will do:
I will block her way with thorns;
I will enclose her with a wall,
so that she cannot find her paths.

Hosea 5:15-1

I will depart and return to My place
until they recognize their guilt and seek My face;
they will search for Me in their distress.

Hebrews 12:5-11

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons:

My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly
or faint when you are reproved by Him,

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept My command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is going to come over the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

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