Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The fear of the LORD is clean, and endureth forever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

New American Standard Bible

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.

King James Version

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

Holman Bible

The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are reliable
and altogether righteous.

International Standard Version

The fear of the LORD is clean, standing forever. The judgments of the LORD are true; they are altogether righteous.

A Conservative Version

The fear of LORD is clean, enduring forever. The ordinances of LORD are true, [and] righteous altogether.

American Standard Version

The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether.

Amplified


The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true, they are righteous altogether.

Bible in Basic English

The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

Darby Translation

The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of Jehovah are truth, they are righteous altogether:

Julia Smith Translation

The fear of Jehovah being pure, standing forever: the judgments of Jehovah, truth, they were altogether just

King James 2000

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The fear of Yahweh [is] pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of Yahweh [are] true; they are righteous altogether,

Modern King James verseion

The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of Jehovah are true and righteous altogether,

NET Bible

The commands to fear the Lord are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy and absolutely just.

New Heart English Bible

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever. The LORD's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.

The Emphasized Bible

The, reverence of Yahweh, is clean, Enduring evermore, - The, decisions of Yahweh, are faithful, They are righteous, altogether:

Webster

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

World English Bible

The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.

Youngs Literal Translation

The fear of Jehovah is clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah are true, They have been righteous -- together.

References

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Watsons

Context Readings

The Witness Of Creation And Scripture

8 The statutes of the LORD are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, and endureth forever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Cross References

Psalm 119:142

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.

Genesis 22:12

And he said, "Lay not thy hands upon the child, neither do anything at all unto him, for now I know that thou fearest God, in that thou hast not kept thine only son from me."

Genesis 42:18

And Joseph said unto the third day, "This do and live, for I fear God.

Exodus 21:1

These are the laws which thou shalt set before them:

Deuteronomy 4:8

Yea, and what nation is so great that hath ordinances and laws so righteous, as all this law which I set before you this day?

1 Samuel 12:24

Only fear you the LORD and serve him truly with all your hearts: for he hath done great things for you.

1 Kings 18:3-4

Wherefore Ahab called Obadiah the governor of his house - which Obadiah feared God greatly,

1 Kings 18:12

And as soon as I am gone from thee, the spirit of the LORD shall carry thee away, whither I shall not know: and then when I have gone and told Ahab, and then he can not find thee, he shall slay me. And yet I thy servant have feared the LORD from my young age.

Nehemiah 5:15

For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God.

Psalm 10:5

His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above, out of his sight. Therefore defieth he all his enemies.

Psalm 34:11-14

Come, ye children, and hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Psalm 36:1

{To the Chanter, of David the servant of the Lord} My heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalm 36:6

Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains; thy judgments are like the great deep. Thou, LORD, shalt save both man and beast.

Psalm 72:1-2

{Of Solomon} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

Psalm 111:10-6

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do thereafter. The praise of it endureth forever.

Psalm 115:13

Yea, he blesseth all them that fear the LORD, both small and great.

Psalm 119:1

{Aleph} Blessed are those that be undefiled in the way, and walk in the law of the LORD.

Psalm 119:7

I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, because I am learned in the judgments of thy righteousness.

Psalm 119:39

Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of; for thy judgments are good.

Psalm 119:62

At midnight stand I up, to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.

Psalm 119:75

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.

Psalm 119:106

I have sworn, and am steadfastly purposed, to keep thy righteous judgments.

Psalm 119:137-138

{Tsadi} Righteous art thou, O LORD, and true is thy judgment.

Psalm 147:19

He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and ordinances unto Israel.

Proverbs 8:13

With me is the fear of the LORD, and the eschewing of evil. As for pride, disdain, and evil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked things, I utterly abhor them.

Isaiah 26:8

Therefore, LORD, we have a respect unto the way of thy judgments; thy name and thy remembrance rejoice the soul.

Acts 10:22

And they said unto him, "Cornelius the captain, a just man and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel, to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee."

Romans 2:2

But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth, against them which commit such things.

Romans 3:10-18

as it is written, "There is none righteous, no not one:

Romans 11:22

Behold the kindness and rigorousness of God: on them which fell, rigorousness: but towards thee, kindness; if thou continue in his kindness. Or else thou shalt be hewn off,

Revelation 15:3

and they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the lamb, saying,

Revelation 16:7

And I heard another out of the altar say, "Even so, Lord God almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments."

Revelation 19:2

for true and righteous are his judgments, for he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants of her hand."

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