Parallel Verses

King James 2000

Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth.

New American Standard Bible

Now therefore, O kings, show discernment;
Take warning, O judges of the earth.

King James Version

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

Holman Bible

So now, kings, be wise;
receive instruction, you judges of the earth.

International Standard Version

Therefore, kings, act wisely! Earthly rulers, be warned!

A Conservative Version

Now therefore be wise, O ye kings. Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

American Standard Version

Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

Amplified


Now therefore, O kings, act wisely;
Be instructed and take warning, O leaders (judges, rulers) of the earth.

Bible in Basic English

So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

Darby Translation

And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, ye judges of the earth.

Julia Smith Translation

And now be circumspect, ye and be silent Silence.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So then, O kings, be wise. Be warned, O rulers of [the] earth.

Modern King James verseion

And now be wise, O kings; be instructed, O judges of the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be warned, ye that are judges of the earth.

NET Bible

So now, you kings, do what is wise; you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!

New Heart English Bible

Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth:

Webster

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

World English Bible

Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

Youngs Literal Translation

And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

ye judges
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 203

References

Hastings

Context Readings

The Messiah's Reign

9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Cross References

Psalm 45:12

And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat your favor.

Psalm 72:10-11

The kings of Tarshish and of the coasts shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Psalm 82:1-8

[A Psalm of Asaph.] God stands in the congregation of the mighty; he judges among the gods.

Isaiah 49:23

And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

Isaiah 52:15

So shall he startle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

Isaiah 60:3

And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Isaiah 60:10-11

And the sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister unto you: for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor have I had mercy on you.

Jeremiah 6:8

Be you instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from you; lest I make you desolate, a land not inhabited.

Hosea 14:9

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall stumble in them.

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