Psalm 31:23
Modern Translations
New International Version
Love the LORD, all his faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full.

New Living Translation
Love the LORD, all you godly ones! For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.

English Standard Version
Love the LORD, all you his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.

Berean Study Bible
Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.

New American Standard Bible
Love the LORD, all His godly ones! The LORD watches over the faithful But fully repays the one who acts arrogantly.

NASB 1995
O love the LORD, all you His godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful And fully recompenses the proud doer.

NASB 1977
O love the LORD, all you His godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful, And fully recompenses the proud doer.

Amplified Bible
O love the LORD, all you His godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.

Christian Standard Bible
Love the LORD, all his faithful ones. The LORD protects the loyal, but fully repays the arrogant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Love the LORD, all His faithful ones. The LORD protects the loyal, but fully repays the arrogant.

Contemporary English Version
All who belong to the LORD, show how you love him. The LORD protects the faithful, but he severely punishes everyone who is proud.

Good News Translation
Love the LORD, all his faithful people. The LORD protects the faithful, but punishes the proud as they deserve.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Love the LORD, all you godly ones! The LORD protects faithful people, but he pays back in full those who act arrogantly.

International Standard Version
Love the LORD, all his godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful and repays those who act with proud motives.

NET Bible
Love the LORD, all you faithful followers of his! The LORD protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

New King James Version
Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! For the LORD preserves the faithful, And fully repays the proud person.

King James 2000 Bible
O love the LORD, all you his saints: for the LORD preserves the faithful, and plentifully repays the proud doer.

New Heart English Bible
Oh love the LORD, all you his faithful ones. The LORD preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

World English Bible
Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

American King James Version
O love the LORD, all you his saints: for the LORD preserves the faithful, and plentifully rewards the proud doer.

American Standard Version
Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.

A Faithful Version
O love the LORD, all you His saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, and fully repays the proud doer.

Darby Bible Translation
Love Jehovah, all ye his saints. Jehovah preserveth the faithful, and plentifully requiteth the proud doer.

English Revised Version
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

Webster's Bible Translation
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Loue ye the Lorde all his Saintes: for the Lord preserueth the faithfull, and rewardeth abundantly the proud doer.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Loue God all ye his saintes: for God preserueth them that are faythfull, and rewardeth most aboundauntly the proude doer.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
O loue the LORDE (all ye his sayntes) for the LORDE preserueth the faithfull, and plenteously rewardeth he the proude doer.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Love YHWH, all you His saints, "" YHWH is keeping the faithful, "" And repaying a proud doer abundantly.

Young's Literal Translation
Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.

Smith's Literal Translation
Love Jehovah, all ye his godly ones: and he watched the faithful and requiting abundantly the doing of pride.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord will require truth, and will repay them abundantly that act proudly.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Love the Lord, all you his saints. For the Lord will require truth, and he will abundantly repay those who act with arrogance.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Love LORD JEHOVAH, his righteous ones; LORD JEHOVAH keeps the faithful and he pays to the evil their works.

Lamsa Bible
O love the LORD, all you his righteous ones; for the LORD preserves the faithful, and rewards the wicked according to their works.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
O love the LORD, all ye His godly ones; The LORD preserveth the faithful, And plentifully repayeth him that acteth haughtily.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord seeks for truth, and renders a reward to them that deal very proudly.
















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