David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.
Parallel translations
- KJV And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
- BSB and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
- NKJV And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
- NASB David was successful in all his ways, for the Lord was with him.
- NLT David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him.
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- Gen 39:23The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.
- Matt 28:20teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- 1 Sam 16:18Then one of the young men answered, and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and Yahweh is with him.”
- Josh 6:27So Yahweh was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.
- Gen 39:2–3Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Matt 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel”; which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
- Acts 18:10for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”
- 1 Sam 10:7Let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do what is appropriate for the occasion; for God is with you.
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