to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
Parallel translations
- WEB That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
- KJV That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
- NKJV In order to turn man from his deed, And conceal pride from man,
- NASB So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct, And keep a man from pride;
- NLT He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them from pride.
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Quick answer
God grants Moses' request because Moses has found favor and is known by name. God responds graciously to the prayer of His servant.
Overview
God affirms both His promise to go with Israel and His personal knowledge of Moses. Being 'known by name' speaks of an intimate, electing relationship. The verse displays God's grace in answering prayer and assures believers that those He knows by name are kept by His covenant love.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 2:11The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
- Jas 4:10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- 2 Cor 12:7or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
- Gen 20:6Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
- 2 Chr 32:25But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
- Matt 27:19While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
- Job 17:11My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.
- Deut 8:16He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.
- Dan 4:30–37the 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?”
- Hos 2:6Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.
- Acts 9:2–6and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
- Isa 23:9The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
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