Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You must not turn aside, for then you would go after
King James Version
And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
Holman Bible
Don’t turn away to follow worthless
International Standard Version
Don't turn aside after useless things that cannot profit or deliver because they're useless.
A Conservative Version
And turn ye not aside after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.
American Standard Version
and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.
Amplified
You must not turn away, for then you would go after futile things which cannot profit or rescue, because they are futile.
Bible in Basic English
And do not go from the right way turning to those false gods in which there is no profit and no salvation, for they are false.
Darby Translation
and turn ye not aside; for it would be after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
Julia Smith Translation
And ye shall not turn aside: for after vanities which will not profit, and they will not deliver, for they are vanities.
King James 2000
And turn you not aside: for then should you go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And do not turn aside after the triviality, which have no value and cannot deliver, for they are triviality.
Modern King James verseion
And do not turn aside to go after vanities, which cannot profit nor deliver. For they are vain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Neither turn ye after vain things which can not deliver you, for they are but vanities.
NET Bible
You should not turn aside after empty things that can't profit and can't deliver, since they are empty.
New Heart English Bible
Do not turn aside to go after vain things which can't profit nor deliver, for they are vain.
The Emphasized Bible
and turn not aside after vanities, that can neither profit nor deliver, because, vanities, they are.
Webster
And turn ye not aside: for then would ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
World English Bible
Don't turn aside; for [then you would go] after vain things which can't profit nor deliver, for they are vain.
Youngs Literal Translation
and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they are vain,
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Profit and loss » Profit » Sin unprofitable, general references to
Reproof » Should be accompanied by exhortation to repentance
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 12:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samuel's Charge To Israel
20
Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have committed all this evil, yet
Names
Cross References
Habakkuk 2:18
Or
For its maker
When he fashions speechless idols.
Jeremiah 10:15
In the
Jeremiah 16:19
And my
To You the
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but
Futility and
1 Corinthians 8:4
Therefore concerning the eating of
Deuteronomy 11:16
Deuteronomy 32:21
They have provoked Me to anger with their
I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation,
Psalm 115:4-8
The
Isaiah 41:23-24
That we may know that you are gods;
Indeed,
Isaiah 41:29
Their
Their molten images are
Isaiah 44:9-10
Those who fashion
Isaiah 45:20
Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;
Who
And
Isaiah 46:7
They set it in its place and it stands there.
Though one may cry to it, it
It
Jeremiah 2:5
Thus says the Lord,
“
That they went far from Me
And walked after
Jeremiah 2:13
They have forsaken Me,
The
To hew for themselves
Broken cisterns
That can hold no water.
Jeremiah 10:8
In their discipline of
Jeremiah 14:22
Or can the heavens grant showers?
Is it not You, O Lord our God?
Therefore we
For You are the one who has done all these things.
Jonah 2:8
Forsake their faithfulness,