Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight. 78 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me; but I will be occupied in thy commandments. 79 But let such as fear thee, and know thy testimonies, be turned unto me.

Cross References

1 Samuel 24:10-12

Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee this day into mine hand, in the cave. When they bade kill thee, mine eye had compassion on thee: and I said, 'I will not lay my hands on my master, for he is the LORD's anointed.'

1 Samuel 24:17

and said to David, "Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast rewarded me with good, and I have rewarded thee with evil.

1 Samuel 26:18

And he said thereto, "Wherefore doth my lord persecute his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in mine hand?

Psalm 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law will he exercise himself, day and night.

Psalm 7:3-5

O LORD my God, if I have done any such thing, or if there be any wickedness in my hands,

Psalm 25:3

For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed; but such as transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion.

Psalm 35:7

For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, and made a pit for my soul, which I never deserved.

Psalm 35:26

Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that boast themselves against me.

Psalm 69:4

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. I paid them the things that I never took.

Psalm 109:3

They compass me about with words of hatred, and fight against me without a cause.

Psalm 119:21

Thou rebukest the proud; and cursed are they that depart from thy commandments.

Psalm 119:23

Princes also sit and speak against me; but thy servant is occupied in thy statutes.

Psalm 119:51

The proud have had me exceedingly in derision; yet have I not shrinked from thy law.

Psalm 119:85-86

The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

Jeremiah 50:32

And the proud shall stumble and fall, and no man shall help him up. I will burn up his cities with fire, and it shall consume all that is round about him.

John 15:25

Even that the saying might be fulfilled that is written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'

1 Peter 2:20

For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But and if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong and take it patiently, then is there thanks with God.

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