and know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
Parallel translations
- KJV And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
- BSB if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
- ESV and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law;
- NKJV and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
- NASB and know His will and distinguish the things that matter, being instructed from the Law,
- NLT You know what he wants; you know what is right because you have been taught his law.
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- 1 Th 5:21Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.
- Jas 4:17To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
- Deut 4:8What great nation is there, that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you today?
- Phil 1:10so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;
- John 13:17If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
- Prov 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
- Rom 15:4For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
- 1 Cor 8:1–2Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
- Ps 119:98–100Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.
- Ps 147:19–20He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
- 2 Tim 3:15–17From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
- Ps 119:104–105Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. NUN
- Ps 19:8Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Neh 9:13–14“You also came down on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
- Ps 119:130The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
- Luke 12:47That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,
- Heb 5:14But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.
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