Psalm 55:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

New Living Translation
As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; he broke his promises.

English Standard Version
My companion stretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant.

Berean Study Bible
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

New American Standard Bible
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant.

NASB 1995
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant.

NASB 1977
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant.

Amplified Bible
He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].

Christian Standard Bible
My friend acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My friend acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant.

Contemporary English Version
My friend turned against me and broke his promise.

Good News Translation
My former companion attacked his friends; he broke his promises.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[My best friend] has betrayed his friends. He has broken his solemn promise.

International Standard Version
Each of my friends raises his hand against his allies; each of my friends breaks his word.

NET Bible
He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

New King James Version
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant.

King James 2000 Bible
He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he has broken his covenant.

New Heart English Bible
He has stretched out his hand against those who were at peace with him. He has violated his covenant.

World English Bible
He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.

American King James Version
He has put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he has broken his covenant.

American Standard Version
He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.

A Faithful Version
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has broken his covenant.

Darby Bible Translation
He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.

English Revised Version
He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he hath profaned his covenant.

Webster's Bible Translation
He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Hee layed his hande vpon such, as be at peace with him, and he brake his couenant.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He layde his handes vpon such as be at peace with him: and he brake his couenaunt.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yee they laye hondes vpon soch as be at peace with him, and so thei breake his couenaunt.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He has sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, "" He has defiled his covenant.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.

Smith's Literal Translation
He stretched forth his hand in his recompenses: he profaned his covenant.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
he hath stretched forth his hand to repay. They have defiled his covenant,

Catholic Public Domain Version
He has stretched forth his hand in retribution. They have contaminated his covenant.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They stretched forth a hand against his companion and they smeared his covenant

Lamsa Bible
They have put forth their hands against their neighbours, they have broken his covenant.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He hath put forth his hands against them that were at peace with him; He hath profaned his covenant.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He has reached forth his hand for retribution; they have profaned his covenant.
















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