Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And now be wise, O kings; be instructed, O judges of the earth.
New American Standard Bible
Take warning, O
King James Version
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Holman Bible
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.
King James 2000
Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So then, O kings, be wise. Be warned, O rulers 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,
Themes
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 2:10
Verse Info
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 And now be wise, O kings; be instructed, O judges of the earth. 11 Serve Jehovah 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 peoples shall stroke your face.
Psalm 72:10-11
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles 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; in the midst of the gods He judges.
Isaiah 49:23
And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nurses. They shall bow to you, faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Jehovah; by whom they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.
Isaiah 52:15
so He sprinkles from many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at Him; for they will see that which was not told to them; yea, what they had not heard, nor understood.
Isaiah 60:3
And the nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning.
Isaiah 60:10-11
And the sons of strangers will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in My wrath I struck you, but in My favor I had mercy on you.
Jeremiah 6:8
O Jerusalem, you must be instructed, lest My soul depart from you; lest I make you desolate, a land without people.
Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? Understanding, and he shall know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but sinners shall fall in them.