Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my meditation.
New American Standard Bible
For Your testimonies are my
King James Version
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Holman Bible
because Your decrees are my meditation.
International Standard Version
I am more insightful than my teachers, because your decrees are my meditations.
American Standard Version
I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.
Amplified
I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word],
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
Bible in Basic English
I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
Darby Translation
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Julia Smith Translation
Above all those teaching me I understood, for thy testimonies a meditation to me.
King James 2000
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for your testimonies are my meditation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I have more insight than all my teachers, for your testimonies [are] my meditation.
Modern King James verseion
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for Your testimonies are my prayer.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my study.
NET Bible
I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your rules.
New Heart English Bible
I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.
The Emphasized Bible
Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my meditation.
Webster
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
World English Bible
I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.
Youngs Literal Translation
Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies are my meditation.
Themes
Meditation » The righteous delight in
The scriptures » Saints » Meditate in
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:99
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cross References
Hebrews 5:12
For also men who ought to be teachers because of the time, ye have need again for some man to teach you the rudiments of the beginning of the oracles of God, and have become men who have need of milk, and not of solid food.
Matthew 15:14
Leave them. They are blind leaders of blind men, and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a ditch.
Matthew 23:24-36
Ye blind guides, who strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
And that from a babe thou have known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Deuteronomy 4:6-8
Keep therefore and do them, for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
2 Samuel 15:24-26
And, lo, Zadok also [came], and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar went up until all the people had finished passing out of the city.
1 Chronicles 15:11-13
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab.
2 Chronicles 29:15-36
And they gathered their brothers, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of LORD, to cleanse the house of LORD.
2 Chronicles 30:22
And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who had good understanding [in the service] of LORD. So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to LORD, th
Psalm 119:24
Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counselors.
Jeremiah 2:8
The priests did not say, Where is LORD? and those who handle the law did not know me. The rulers also transgressed against me. And the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
Jeremiah 8:8-9
How can ye say, We are wise, and the law of LORD is with us? But, behold, the FALSE pen of the scribes has wrought falsely.
Matthew 11:25
Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.
Matthew 13:11
And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.
Matthew 15:6-9
And he will, no, not honor his father or mother. And ye have annulled the command of God because of your tradition.