1 Samuel 12:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.”
1 Samuel 12:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 12:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 12:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t turn away to go after vain things which can’t profit or deliver, for they are vain.”
1 Samuel 12:21 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 12:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain. ”
1 Samuel 12:21 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 12:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they <FI>are<Fi> vain,”
1 Samuel 12:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 12:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and turn ye not aside; for [it would be] after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.”
1 Samuel 12:21 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 12:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Neither turne yee backe: for that shoulde be after vaine things which cannot profite you, nor deliuer you, for they are but vanitie)”
1 Samuel 12:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 12:21 in Context — 1 Samuel 12
19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart;
21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
22 For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.
23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
What Does 1 Samuel 12:21 Mean?
1 Samuel 12:21 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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