Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For not my purposes your purposes and not your ways my ways, says Jehovah
New American Standard Bible
Nor are
King James Version
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Holman Bible
and your ways are not My ways.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
International Standard Version
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
A Conservative Version
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says LORD.
American Standard Version
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
Amplified
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, or your ways my ways, says the Lord.
Darby Translation
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
King James 2000
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, and your ways [are] not my ways," {declares} Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways My ways, says Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thus sayeth the LORD: My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.
NET Bible
"Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,
New Heart English Bible
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," says the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
For, my thoughts, are not, your thoughts, Nor, your ways, my ways, - Declareth Yahweh.
Webster
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," says Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
For not My thoughts are your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, -- an affirmation of Jehovah,
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Invitation To True Rewards
7 The unjust one shall forsake his way, and the man of vanity his purposes, and turn back to Jehovah, and he will pity him, and to our God, for he will multiply to forgive. 8 For not my purposes your purposes and not your ways my ways, says Jehovah 9 As the heavens were high above the earth, so my ways were high above your ways, and my purposes above your purposes.
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Psalm 92:5
How great were thy works, O Jehovah! thy thoughts were very deep.
Psalm 40:5
Many the wonders thou didst, O Jehovah my God, and thy purposes to us: none shall set in order to thee: I will announce and speak, they were numerous above number.
Proverbs 25:3
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings not searched out
2 Samuel 7:19
And this yet will be small in thine eyes, Lord Jehovah; and thou wilt speak also to the house of thy servant for remoteness. And this the law of man, Lord Jehovah?
Psalm 25:10
All the paths of Jehovah are mercy and truth to those watching his covenant and his testimonies.
Proverbs 21:8
The way of man is crooked and strange: and the pure his work is right
Isaiah 53:6
All we as sheep went astray; we turned a man to his way; and Jehovah caused the iniquity of us all to fall upon him.
Jeremiah 3:1
Saying, If a man shall send away his wife, and she went from him and she was to another man, shall he yet turn back to her? Being defiled, shall not that land be defiled? and thou committedst fornication with many shepherds; and turn back to me, says Jehovah.
Ezekiel 18:29
And the house of Israel said, The way of Jehovah will not make even. Will not my ways make even, O house of Israel, shall not your way not make even?
Daniel 4:37
Now I Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and honor to the king of the heavens, that all his works are truth, and his paths judgment: and that they going about in pride, he being able to bring low.
Hosea 14:9
Who being wise, and he shall understand these things? and knowing, and he shall know them? for the ways of Jehovah are straight, and the just shall go in them: and they transgressing shall be weak in them.