Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie;
But I shall meditate on Your precepts.

King James Version

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

Holman Bible

Let the arrogant be put to shame
for slandering me with lies;
I will meditate on Your precepts.

International Standard Version

May the arrogant become ashamed, because they have subverted me with deceit; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

A Conservative Version

Let the proud be put to shame, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on thy precepts.

American Standard Version

Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: But I will meditate on thy precepts.

Amplified


Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.

Bible in Basic English

Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

Darby Translation

Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.

Julia Smith Translation

The proud shall be ashamed, for they acted perversely to me without cause: I will meditate in thy charges

King James 2000

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in your precepts.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let the arrogant be put to shame, because they have wronged me [with] lies. As for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

Modern King James verseion

Let the proud be ashamed; for they perverted my cause with lying; I will think on Your Commandments.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me; but I will be occupied in thy commandments.

NET Bible

May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.

New Heart English Bible

Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.

The Emphasized Bible

Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts.

Webster

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

World English Bible

Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.

Youngs Literal Translation

Ashamed are the proud, For with falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.

Context Readings

Yod

77 Let thy mercy come unto me, that I may live, for thy law is my delight. 78 May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie;
But I shall meditate on Your precepts.
79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me and those that have known thy testimonies.


Cross References

1 Samuel 24:10-12

Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee today into my hand in the cave, and some bade me kill thee, but I forgave thee, and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD's anointed.

1 Samuel 24:17

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast repaid me with good, whereas I have repaid thee with evil.

1 Samuel 26:18

And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his slave? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

Psalm 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 7:3-5

O LORD my God, if I have done this: if there is iniquity in my hands,

Psalm 25:3

Gimel Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed; those which rebel without cause shall be ashamed.

Psalm 35:7

For without cause they have hid their net for me in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.

Psalm 35:26

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Psalm 69:4

Those that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; those that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty; then I restored that which I did not take away.

Psalm 109:3

They compassed me about with words of hatred and fought against me without a cause.

Psalm 119:21

Thou hast reprehended the proud; cursed are those who err from thy commandments.

Psalm 119:23

Princes also sat and spoke against me as thy slave spoke according to thy statutes.

Psalm 119:51

The proud have had me greatly in derision; yet I have not deviated from thy law.

Psalm 119:85-86

The proud have dug pits for me, but they do not proceed according to thy law.

Jeremiah 50:32

And the proud one shall stumble and fall and have no one to raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.

John 15:25

But this comes to pass that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

1 Peter 2:20

For what glory is it if, when ye are buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is due to grace from God.

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