Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [it is] you, a man my equal, my friend and confidant.
New American Standard Bible
My
King James Version
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
Holman Bible
my companion and good friend!
International Standard Version
but it is you a man whom I treated as my equal my personal confidant, my close friend!
A Conservative Version
But it was thou, a man my equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.
American Standard Version
But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend.
Amplified
But it is you, a man my equal and my counsel,
My companion and my familiar friend;
Bible in Basic English
But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.
Darby Translation
But it was thou, a man mine equal, mine intimate, my familiar friend. ...
Julia Smith Translation
And thou a man according to my estimation, my friend and my acquaintance.
King James 2000
But it was you, a man my equal, my guide, and my close friend.
Modern King James verseion
but it is you, a man my rank, my guide and my friend.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But it was even thou, my companion, my guide, and mine own familiar friend.
NET Bible
But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided.
New Heart English Bible
But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.
The Emphasized Bible
But it is, thou, a man esteemed as mine equal, mine associate, and mine acquaintance;
Webster
But it was thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.
World English Bible
But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.
Youngs Literal Translation
But thou, a man -- as mine equal, My familiar friend, and mine acquaintance.
Themes
Ahithophel » Probably referred to by david in
Friends » False friends » David's friends were false to david
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being betrayed by a friend
Topics
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 55:13
Prayers for Psalm 55:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Betrayal By A Friend
12 For [it is] not an enemy [that] taunts me, or I could bear [it]. [It is not] one who hates me [that] magnifies himself over me, or I could hide myself from him. 13 But [it is] you, a man my equal, my friend and confidant. 14 [We] who would take sweet counsel together; in the house of God we would walk with [the] throng.
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:12
Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, the advisor of David, from his city Giloh, while he offered the sacrifices. The conspiracy {grew in strength}, and the people [were] going and {increasing} with Absalom.
2 Samuel 16:23
The counsel that Ahithophel gave in those days [was] regarded as when a man inquired of the word of God, so all the counsel of Ahithophel [was esteemed] both by David and by Absalom.
Psalm 41:9
Even {my close friend}, whom I trusted, [who] ate my bread, has lifted [his] heel against me.
Jeremiah 9:4
"Let everyone be on your guard against his neighbor, and you must not trust in any brother, for everyone surely betrays, and every neighbor goes about [with] slander.
Micah 7:5
Do not put faith in a friend; put no trust in a close friend. Guard the doorways of your mouth from the one who lies in your lap.
Matthew 26:47-50
And [while] he was still speaking, behold, Judas--one of the twelve--arrived, and with him a large crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
Mark 14:44-45
Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, "[The one] whom I kiss--he is [the one]. Arrest him and lead [him] away under guard!"
Luke 22:21
"But behold, the hand of the one who is betraying me [is] with me on the table!
Luke 22:47-48
[While] he was still speaking, behold, [there came] a crowd, and the one named Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. And he approached Jesus to kiss him.
John 19:13
So Pilate, [when he] heard these words, brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat, in the place called The Stone Pavement (but Gabbatha in Aramaic).