I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
- BSB I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- NKJV Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
- NASB I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You.
- NLT I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
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- Ps 37:31The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
- Col 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
- Ps 40:8I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”
- Jer 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.
- Ps 1:2but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.
- Job 22:22Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
- Prov 2:10–11For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
- Ps 119:97How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.
- Isa 51:7“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law: Don’t fear the reproach of men, and don’t be dismayed at their insults.
- Prov 2:1My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you;
- Luke 2:19But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
- Ps 19:13Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.
- Luke 2:51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
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