Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, For Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.
- KJV Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
- NKJV “Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.
- NASB “Do not go on boasting so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the Lord is a God of knowledge, And with Him actions are weighed.
- NLT “Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions.
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Quick answer
Hannah warns against proud, arrogant speech, for God knows all and weighs every action. Human boasting is folly before the all-knowing Judge.
Overview
Hannah's words rebuke the arrogance of those like Peninnah, and ultimately Eli's sons, who presume on their advantages. Because God is a 'God of knowledge' who weighs deeds, no pride escapes His just assessment. This confidence in divine judgment assures the humble that the Lord sees and will set things right.
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- 1 Kgs 8:39be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—
- Prov 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- Prov 24:12If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
- Jude 1:15–16to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
- Heb 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Prov 16:2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
- Ps 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
- 1 Sam 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
- Ps 94:7–10They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
- Dan 4:30–31the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
- Isa 37:23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- Ps 44:21would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
- Ps 147:5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
- Job 31:6let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.
- Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Rev 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
- Dan 5:27TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
- Mal 3:13“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’
- Jer 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
- Isa 26:7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
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