Parallel Verses
Amplified
Now therefore, O kings, act wisely;
Be instructed and take warning, O leaders (judges, rulers) 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.
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 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,
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 shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.’”
Now therefore, O kings, act wisely;
Be instructed and take warning, O leaders (judges, rulers) of the earth.
Worship the Lord and serve Him with reverence [with awe-inspired fear and submissive wonder];
Rejoice [yet do so] with trembling.
Cross References
Psalm 45:12
The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.
Psalm 72:10-11
The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings;
The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.
Psalm 82:1-8
He judges among the gods (divine beings).
Isaiah 49:23
“Kings will be your attendants,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth
And lick the dust of your feet;
And you shall know [with an understanding based on personal experience] that I am the Lord;
For they shall not be put to shame who wait and hope expectantly for Me.
Isaiah 52:15
So He will sprinkle many nations [with His blood, providing salvation],
Kings will shut their mouths because of Him;
For what they had not been told they will see,
And what they had not heard they will understand.
Isaiah 60:3
“Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 60:10-11
“Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their kings will serve you;
For in My [righteous] wrath I struck you,
But in My favor and grace I have had compassion on you.
Jeremiah 6:8
“Be wise and be warned, O Jerusalem,
Or I will be alienated from you,
And make you a desolation,
An uninhabited land.”
Hosea 14:9
Whoever is [spiritually] wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is [spiritually] discerning and understanding, let him know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
And the righteous will walk in them,
But transgressors will stumble and fall in them.