The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.
Parallel translations
- KJV The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
- BSB Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
- NKJV The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
- NASB The young lions do without and suffer hunger; But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.
- NLT Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
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Cross-references · 5
- Ps 84:11For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
- Matt 6:32For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
- Ps 104:21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
- Luke 1:51–53He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
- Job 4:10–11The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
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