Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed in thy commandments.

New American Standard Bible

Teach me good discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.

King James Version

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

Holman Bible

Teach me good judgment and discernment,
for I rely on Your commands.

International Standard Version

Teach me both knowledge and appropriate discretion, because I believe in your commands.

American Standard Version

Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.

Amplified


Teach me good judgment (discernment) and knowledge,
For I have believed and trusted and relied on Your commandments.

Bible in Basic English

Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.

Darby Translation

Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.

Julia Smith Translation

Teach me good taste and knowledge, for I believed in thy commands.

King James 2000

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands.

Modern King James verseion

Teach me good judgment and knowledge; for I have believed Your Commandments.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O learn me thy kindness, nurture and knowledge, for I believe thy commandments.

NET Bible

Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.

New Heart English Bible

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

The Emphasized Bible

Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.

Webster

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

World English Bible

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

Youngs Literal Translation

The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Teth

65 Thou have dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed in thy commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I observe thy word.


Cross References

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment

Judges 3:15

But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

1 Kings 3:9

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to judge this thy great people?

1 Kings 3:28

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged. And they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

Nehemiah 9:13-14

Thou also came down upon mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and TRUE laws, good statutes and commandments,

Psalm 72:1-2

Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Psalm 119:128

Therefore I esteem all precepts concerning all [things] to be right. I hate every FALSE way.

Psalm 119:160

The sum of thy word is truth, and every one of thy righteous ordinances [is] forever.

Psalm 119:172

Let my tongue sing of thy word, for all thy commandments are righteousness.

Proverbs 2:1-9

My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee,

Proverbs 8:20

I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice,

Isaiah 11:2-4

And the Spirit of LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of LORD.

Matthew 13:11

And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.

James 3:13-18

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show from his good behavior his works in mildness of wisdom.

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