KJV King James Version
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let [not] arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD [is] a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 2:3
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let [not] arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD [is] a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
WEB World English Bible
“Talk no more so exceeding proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, For Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.
ASV American Standard Version
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Ye multiply not—ye speak haughtily—The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge is Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 2
1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2 [There is] none holy as the LORD: for [there is] none beside thee: neither [is there] any rock like our God.
3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let [not] arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD [is] a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
4 The bows of the mighty men [are] broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
5 [They that were] full have hired out themselves for bread; and [they that were] hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
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אַל־H408 · alnotתַּרְבּ֤וּH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyתְדַבְּרוּ֙H1696 · da.varto speak: speakגְּבֹהָ֣הH1364 · ga.vo.ahhighגְבֹהָ֔הH1364 · ga.vo.ahhighיֵצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeעָתָ֖קH6277 · a.taqarrogantמִפִּיכֶ֑םH6310 · pehlipכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאֵ֤לH410 · elGodדֵּעוֹת֙H1844 · de.ahknowledgeיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוְל֥וֹH9005 · lto/forנִתְכְּנ֖וּH8505 · ta.khanto measureעֲלִלֽוֹת׃H5949 · a.li.lahwantonness
Cross-references
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.1 Kings 8:39Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, [even] thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)Proverbs 24:12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?Jude 1:15-16To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard [speeches] which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.Hebrews 4:12For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Proverbs 16:2All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.Psalm 94:7-10Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard [it].Psalm 44:21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.Psalm 147:5Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.Job 31:6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.Psalm 94:4[How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?Daniel 4:30-31The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.Daniel 4:37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.Malachi 3:13Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken [so much] against thee?Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.Daniel 5:27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
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