Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{Beth} Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Even by ruling himself after thy word.

New American Standard Bible

Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.

King James Version

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

Holman Bible

ב BetHow can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping Your word.

International Standard Version

How can a young man keep his behavior pure? By guarding it in accordance with your word.

A Conservative Version

With what shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to thy word.

American Standard Version

BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

Amplified

Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].

Bible in Basic English

How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.

Darby Translation

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.

Julia Smith Translation

In what shall a youth cleanse his way? To watch according to thy word.

King James 2000

[Beth] How shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to your word.

Lexham Expanded Bible

How can a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed according to your word.

Modern King James verseion

BETH: With what shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your Word.

NET Bible

(Bet) How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!

New Heart English Bible

BET. How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

The Emphasized Bible

[BETH] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word.

Webster

BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed to it, according to thy word.

World English Bible

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

Youngs Literal Translation

Beth. With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe -- according to Thy word.

References

Context Readings

Beth

8 I will keep thy statutes; O forsake me not utterly. 9 {Beth} Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Even by ruling himself after thy word. 10 With my whole heart do I seek thee; O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments.


Cross References

Psalm 25:7

O remember not the sins and offenses of my youth; but according to thy mercy think upon me, O LORD, for thy goodness.

Titus 2:4-6

to make the young women soberminded, to love their husbands, to love their children,

James 1:21-25

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness, all superfluity of maliciousness, and receive with meekness the word that is grafted in you, which is able to save your souls:

Deuteronomy 6:6-9

And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart.

Deuteronomy 17:18

And when he is sitten upon the seat of his kingdom, he shall write him out this second law in a book; taking a copy of the priests' the Levites'.

Joshua 1:7

Above all things, be strong and harden thyself, to observe and to do according to all the laws which Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn there from neither to the righthand, nor to the left: that thou mayest have understanding in all thou takest in hand.

2 Chronicles 6:16

Now, LORD God of Israel, make good unto my father David thy servant that which thou hast promised him, saying, 'Thou shalt not be without one or other in my sight that shall sit upon the seat of Israel. Of this condition, yet: if thy children will take heed to their ways to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.'

Job 1:5

And it fortuned that when they had passed over the time of their banqueting round about; Job sent for them, and sanctified them, and gat up early, and offered for every one a burnt offering. For Job thought thus: "Peradventure my sons have done some offense, and have been unthankful to God in their hearts." And thus did Job everyday.

Job 13:26

For thou layest sharply to my charge, and punisheth me, for the sins of my youth.

Psalm 1:1-3

O Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 19:7-11

The law of the LORD is an undefiled law, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, and giveth wisdom unto simple.

Psalm 34:11

Come, ye children, and hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Psalm 78:4-8

that we should not hide them from the children of the generations to come but to show the honour of the LORD, his mighty and wonderful works that he hath done.

Psalm 119:11

Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I should not sin against thee.

Psalm 119:97-105

{Mem} O LORD, what love have I unto thy law! All the day long is my study in it.

Proverbs 1:4

That the very babes might have wit, and that young men might have knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 1:10

My son, consent not unto sinners,

Proverbs 4:1

Hear, O ye children, the fatherly exhortation, and take good heed, that ye may learn wisdom.

Proverbs 4:10-17

Hear, my son, and receive my words, that the years of thy life may be many.

Proverbs 5:7-23

Hear me therefore, O my son, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 6:20-35

My son, keep thy father's commandments, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

Proverbs 7:7

and beheld the simple people: and among other young folks I spied one young fool

Ecclesiastes 11:9-1

Be glad then, O thou young man, in thy youth, and let thine heart be merry in thy young days; follow the ways of thine own heart, and the lust of thine eyes: but be thou sure, that God shall bring thee into judgment for all these things.

Luke 15:13

And not long after, the younger son gathered all that he had together, and took his journey into a far country, and there he wasted his goods with riotous living.

John 15:3

Now are ye clean, through the words which I have spoken unto you.

2 Timothy 2:22

Lusts of youth avoid, and follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart.

2 Timothy 3:15-17

And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

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