Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.
New American Standard Bible
But I
King James Version
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
Holman Bible
but I delight in Your instruction.
International Standard Version
Their minds are clogged as with greasy fat, but I find joy in your instruction.
A Conservative Version
Their heart is as fat as grease, but I delight in thy law.
American Standard Version
Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.
Amplified
Their heart is insensitive like fat [their minds are dull and brutal],
But I delight in Your law.
Darby Translation
Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law.
Julia Smith Translation
Their heart was fat as fatness; I delighted in thy law.
King James 2000
Their heart is as gross as grease; but I delight in your law.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Their heart [is] insensitive like fat; As for me, I take delight in your law.
Modern King James verseion
Their heart is without feeling, like fat; but I delight in Your Law.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Their heart is as fat as brawn, but my delight hath been in thy law.
NET Bible
Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law.
New Heart English Bible
Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your Law.
The Emphasized Bible
Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
Webster
Their heart is as gross as fat; but I delight in thy law.
World English Bible
Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.
Youngs Literal Translation
Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I -- in Thy law I have delighted.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:70
Verse Info
Context Readings
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people fat, and let their ears be stopped, and their eyes shut; for fear that they may see with their eyes, and be hearing with their ears, and their heart may become wise, and they may be turned to me and made well.
Acts 28:27
For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
Psalm 119:16
I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.
Psalm 40:8
My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.
Psalm 73:7
Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.
Psalm 119:35
Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.
Romans 7:22
In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,