Modern Translations New International VersionThose who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them. New Living Translation To reject the law is to praise the wicked; to obey the law is to fight them. English Standard Version Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them. Berean Study Bible Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them. New American Standard Bible Those who abandon the Law praise the wicked, But those who keep the Law strive against them. NASB 1995 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But those who keep the law strive with them. NASB 1977 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But those who keep the law strive with them. Amplified Bible Those who set aside the law [of God and man] praise the wicked, But those who keep the law [of God and man] struggle with them. Christian Standard Bible Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law pit themselves against them. Holman Christian Standard Bible Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law battle against them. Contemporary English Version Lawbreakers praise criminals, but law-abiding citizens always oppose them. Good News Translation If you have no regard for the law, you are on the side of the wicked; but if you obey it, you are against them. GOD'S WORD® Translation Those who abandon [God's] teachings praise wicked people, but those who follow [God's] teachings oppose wicked people. International Standard Version Those who forsake the Law praise the wicked, but whoever keeps it fights them. NET Bible Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them. Classic Translations King James BibleThey that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. New King James Version Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But such as keep the law contend with them. King James 2000 Bible They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. New Heart English Bible Those who forsake the Law praise the wicked; but those who keep the Law contend with them. World English Bible Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them. American King James Version They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. American Standard Version They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them. A Faithful Version Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend against them. Darby Bible Translation They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them. English Revised Version They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. Webster's Bible Translation They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587They that forsake the Law, prayse the wicked: but they that keepe the Law, set themselues against them. Bishops' Bible of 1568 They that forsake the lawe, prayse the vngodly: but such as kepe the lawe are greeued at them. Coverdale Bible of 1535 They that forsake the lawe, prayse ye vngodly; but soch as kepe the lawe, abhorre them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThose forsaking the Law praise the wicked, "" Those keeping the Law plead against them. Young's Literal Translation Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them. Smith's Literal Translation They forsaking the law will praise the unjust: and they watching the law, shall contend with them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him. Catholic Public Domain Version Those who abandon the law praise the impious. Those who guard it are inflamed against him. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedThose that forsake the Law praise evil and those that keep the Law strengthen their souls. Lamsa Bible Those who forsake the law glory in wickedness; but those who keep the law receive strength. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them. Brenton Septuagint Translation so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.     |