KJV King James Version
The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
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Psalm 25:14
The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
WEB World English Bible
The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
ASV American Standard Version
The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The secret of Jehovah is for those fearing Him, And His covenant—to cause them to know.
Surrounding context — Psalm 25
11 For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great.
12 What man [is] he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way [that] he shall choose.
13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
14 The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
15 Mine eyes [are] ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I [am] desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: [O] bring thou me out of my distresses.
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John 15:15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.John 14:21-23He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.John 7:17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or [whether] I speak of myself.Ephesians 1:9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:Ephesians 1:18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,1 Corinthians 2:14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.Revelation 2:17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it].Deuteronomy 4:13And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, [even] ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.Matthew 13:11-12He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.John 17:6I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.Jeremiah 31:31-34Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:Colossians 3:3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.John 14:17[Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.Genesis 18:17-19And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;Proverbs 3:32For the froward [is] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous.Genesis 17:13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.Romans 11:26-27And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:Jeremiah 13:18Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, [even] the crown of your glory.
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