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Romans 5:19
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. (KJV)
for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous. (YLT)
Romans 8:18
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (KJV)
For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory about to be revealed in us; (YLT)
Psalm 84:10
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (KJV)
For good [is] a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness. (YLT)
Romans 12:12
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; (KJV)
in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering; (YLT)
Proverbs 25:21-22
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee. (KJV)
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee. (YLT)
Romans 13:7
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. (KJV)
render, therefore, to all [their] dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour. (YLT)
Romans 14:4
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. (KJV)
Thou�who art thou that art judging another's domestic? to his own master he doth stand or fall; and he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. (YLT)
Romans 14:23
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. (KJV)
and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because [it is] not of faith; and all that [is] not of faith is sin. (YLT)
Luke 22:27
For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. (KJV)
for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I�I am in your midst as he who is ministering. (YLT)
Psalm 94:9
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? (KJV)
He who planteth the ear doth He not hear? He who formeth the eye doth He not see? (YLT)
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) (KJV)
may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful [is] He who did promise), (YLT)
1 Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: (KJV)
whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified, (YLT)
1 John 4:12
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. (KJV)
God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us; (YLT)
Proverbs 17:4
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. (KJV)
An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue. (YLT)
1 Corinthians 1:25
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. (KJV)
because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men; (YLT)
Psalm 27:10
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. (KJV)
When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then doth Jehovah gather me. (YLT)
Psalm 36:9
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. (KJV)
For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light. (YLT)
Ecclesiastes 1:18
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. (KJV)
`for, in abundance of wisdom [is] abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.' (YLT)
2 Corinthians 6:10
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. (KJV)
as sorrowful, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things. (YLT)
Isaiah 40:28
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. (KJV)
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The God of the age�Jehovah, Preparer of the ends of the earth, Is not wearied nor fatigued, There is no searching of His understanding. (YLT)
Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (KJV)
And he is pierced for our transgressions, Bruised for our iniquities, The chastisement of our peace [is] on him, And by his bruise there is healing to us. (YLT)
John 1:5
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (KJV)
and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it. (YLT)
John 1:12-13
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (KJV)
but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God�to those believing in his name,
who�not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but�of God were begotten. (YLT)
John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. (KJV)
`judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.' (YLT)
Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (KJV)
we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace�for seasonable help. (YLT)
Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: (KJV)
and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, (YLT)
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: (KJV)
peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord, (YLT)
Ezekiel 33:6
But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. (KJV)
And the watchman, when he seeth the sword coming in, And he hath not blown with a trumpet, And the people hath not been warned, And come in doth a sword, And taketh away of them�a soul, He in his iniquity is taken away, And his blood from the hand of the watchman I require. (YLT)
Psalm 116:5
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. (KJV)
Gracious [is] Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God [is] merciful, (YLT)
Proverbs 29:13
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes. (KJV)
The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both. (YLT)
John 6:68
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. (KJV)
Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, `Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;' (YLT)
Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. (KJV)
may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water; (YLT)
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. (KJV)
Who [is] a God like Thee? taking away iniquity, And passing by the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance, He hath not retained for ever His anger, Because He�He delighteth [in] kindness. (YLT)
Romans 1:25
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (KJV)
who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen. (YLT)
Romans 12:9a
Let love be without dissimulation. (KJV)
The love unfeigned: (YLT)
Romans 14:8
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. (KJV)
for both, if we may live, to the Lord we live; if also we may die, to the Lord we die; both then if we may live, also if we may die, we are the Lord's; (YLT)
Psalm 119:5
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! (KJV)
O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes, (YLT)
Psalm 119:7
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. (KJV)
I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness. (YLT)
Psalm 119:32
I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. (KJV)
The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart! (YLT)
Psalm 119:90
Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. (KJV)
To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth. (YLT)
Psalm 120:1
In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me. (KJV)
A Song of the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me. (YLT)
Psalm 73:28
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. (KJV)
And I�nearness of God to me [is] good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works! (YLT)
Psalm 73:23
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. (KJV)
And I [am] continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand. (YLT)
Psalm 73:24
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. (KJV)
With Thy counsel Thou dost lead me, And after honour dost receive me. (YLT)
Psalm 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. (KJV)
Whom have I in the heavens? And with Thee none I have desired in earth. (YLT)
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. (KJV)
Consumed hath been my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart and my portion [is] God to the age. (YLT)
Psalm 121:7-8
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. (KJV)
Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul.
Jehovah preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, From henceforth even unto the age! (YLT)
Psalm 124:8
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. (KJV)
Our help [is] in the name of Jehovah, Maker of the heavens and earth! (YLT)
Revelation 3:17
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: (KJV)
because thou sayest�I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked, (YLT)
Psalm 118:6
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? (KJV)
Jehovah [is] for me, I do not fear what man doth to me. (YLT)
Psalm 118:17-18
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. (KJV)
I do not die, but live, And recount the works of Jah,
Jah hath sorely chastened me, And to death hath not given me up. (YLT)
Isaiah 57: 1-2
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. (KJV)
The righteous hath perished, And there is none laying [it] to heart, And men of kindness are gathered, Without any considering that from the face of evil Gathered is the righteous one.
He entereth into peace, they rest on their beds, [Each] is going straightforward. (YLT)
Isaish 59:1
Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: (KJV)
Lo, the hand of Jehovah Hath not been shortened from saving, Nor heavy his ear from hearing. (YLT)
Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. (KJV)
The righteous doth beat me [in] kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer [is] about their vexations. (YLT)
Psalm 141:8
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. (KJV)
But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul. (YLT)
Isaiah 60:16
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. (KJV)
And thou hast sucked the milk of nations, Yea, the breast of kings thou suckest, And thou hast known that I, Jehovah, Thy Saviour, and Thy Redeemer, [Am] the Mighty One of Jacob. (YLT)
Isaiah 60:17
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. (KJV)
Instead of the brass I bring in gold, And instead of the iron I bring in silver, And instead of the wood brass, And instead of the stone iron, And I have made thy inspection peace, And thy exactors righteousness. (YLT)
Psalm 143:6
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. (KJV)
I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. Selah. (YLT)
Psalm 144:3-4
Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. (KJV)
Jehovah, what [is] man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?
Man to vanity hath been like, His days [are] as a shadow passing by. (YLT)
Psalm 145:14
The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. (KJV)
Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down. (YLT)
Psalm 145:18
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. (KJV)
Near [is] Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth. (YLT)
Psalm 145:21
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. (KJV)
The praise of Jehovah my mouth speaketh, And all flesh doth bless His holy name, To the age and for ever! (YLT)
Hebrews 5:8
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; (KJV)
through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered�the obedience, (YLT)
Psalm 3:5
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. (KJV)
I�I have lain down, and I sleep, I have waked, for Jehovah sustaineth me. (YLT)
Psalm 4:1
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. (KJV)
To the Overseer with Stringed Instruments.�A Psalm of David. In my calling answer Thou me, O God of my righteousness. In adversity Thou gavest enlargement to me; Favour me, and hear my prayer. (YLT)
Psalm 11:7
For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. (KJV)
`For righteous [is] Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!' (YLT)
Psalm 12:6
The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. (KJV)
Sayings of Jehovah [are] pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold. (YLT)
Psalm 13:6
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. (KJV)
I do sing to Jehovah, For He hath conferred benefits upon me! (YLT)
Psalm 19:1-2
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. (KJV)
To the Overseer.�A Psalm of David. The heavens [are] recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse [is] declaring.
Day to day uttereth speech, And night to night sheweth knowledge. (YLT)
Psalm 24:7
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. (KJV)
Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory! (YLT)
Psalm 25:5
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. (KJV)
Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou [art] the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day. (YLT)
Psalm 25:14
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. (KJV)
The secret of Jehovah [is] for those fearing Him, And His covenant�to cause them to know. (YLT)
Psalm 26:8
Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. (KJV)
Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, And the place of the tabernacle of Thine honour. (YLT)
Psalm 28:9
Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. (KJV)
Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, And feed them, and carry them to the age! (YLT)
Psalm 29:9
The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. (KJV)
The voice of Jehovah paineth the oaks, And maketh bare the forests, And in His temple every one saith, `Glory.' (YLT)
Psalm 111:9
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. (KJV)
Redemption He hath sent to His people, He hath appointed to the age His covenant, Holy and fearful [is] His name. (YLT)
Philippians 3:7-9
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: (KJV)
But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;
yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,
not having my righteousness, which [is] of law, but that which [is] through faith of Christ�the righteousness that is of God by the faith, (YLT)
2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (KJV)
wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses�for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful; (YLT)
2 Peter 3:5
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: (KJV)
for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God, (YLT)
Psalm 116:7-8
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. (KJV)
Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.
For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing. (YLT)
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. (KJV)
and we all, with unvailed face, the glory of the Lord beholding in a mirror, to the same image are being transformed, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. (YLT)
2 Corinthians 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; (KJV)
reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ, (YLT)
Psalm 119:75
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. (KJV)
I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me. (YLT)
2 Corinthians 5:4
For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. (KJV)
for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life. (YLT)
Psalm 127:2
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. (KJV)
Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep. (YLT)
Psalm 127:1
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (KJV)
A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked. (YLT)
Psalm 122:6-9
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. (KJV)
Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.
Peace is in thy bulwark, rest in thy high places,
For the sake of my brethren and my companions, Let me speak, I pray thee, `Peace [be] in thee.'
For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God, I seek good for thee! (YLT)
Romans 7:24
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? (KJV)
A wretched man I [am]! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death? (YLT)
Psalm 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. (KJV)
I hoped [for] Jehovah�hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited. (YLT)
Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. (KJV)
and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit. (YLT)
Psalm 143:8
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. (KJV)
Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul. (YLT)
Psalm 146:7
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners: (KJV)
Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry. (YLT)
Psalm 146:8
The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous: (KJV)
Jehovah is loosing the prisoners, Jehovah is opening (the eyes of) the blind, Jehovah is raising the bowed down, Jehovah is loving the righteous, (YLT)
Psalm 147:1
Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. (KJV)
Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant�comely [is] praise. (YLT)
Isaiah 2:22
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? (KJV)
Cease for you from man, Whose breath [is] in his nostrils, For -- in what is he esteemed? (YLT)
Isaiah 5:20
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (KJV)
Wo [to] those saying to evil `good,' And to good `evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. (YLT)
Isaiah 14:24
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: (KJV)
Sworn hath Jehovah of Hosts, saying, `As I thought -- so hath it not been? And as I counselled -- it standeth; (YLT)
1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: (KJV)
Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly, (YLT)
Isaiah 33:2
O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. (KJV)
O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity. (YLT)
Isaiah 45:8
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. (KJV)
Drop, ye heavens, from above, And clouds do cause righteousness to flow, Earth openeth, and they are fruitful, Salvation and righteousness spring up together, I, Jehovah, have prepared it. (YLT)
Isaiah 46:4
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. (KJV)
Even to old age I [am] He, and to grey hairs I carry, I made, and I bear, yea, I carry and deliver. (YLT)
Isaiah 47:10
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. (KJV)
And thou art confident in thy wickedness, Thou hast said, `There is none seeing me,' Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, It is turning thee back, And thou sayest in thy heart, `I [am], and none else.' (YLT)
Jeremiah 3:22
Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God. (KJV)
Turn back, O backsliding sons, I cause your backslidings to cease. -- Behold us, we have come to Thee, For Thou [art] Jehovah our God. (YLT)
Psalm 71:15
My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. (KJV)
My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers. (YLT)
Numbers 18:20
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. (KJV)
And Jehovah saith unto Aaron, `In their land thou dost not inherit, and a portion thou hast not in their midst: I [am] thy portion, and thine inheritance in the midst of the sons of Israel; (YLT)
Jeremiah 10:24
O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. (KJV)
Chastise me, O Jehovah, only in judgment, Not in Thine anger, lest Thou make me small. (YLT)
Jeremiah 13:23
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. (KJV)
Doth a Cushite change his skin? and a leopard his spots? Ye also are able to do good, who are accustomed to do evil. (YLT)
Philemon 21
Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. (KJV)
having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do; (YLT)
Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools (KJV)
professing to be wise, they were made fools (YLT)
Romans 12:10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another (KJV)
in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another (YLT)
Psalm 94:19
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. (KJV)
In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul. (YLT)
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