KJV King James Version
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
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Psalm 105:14
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
WEB World English Bible
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
ASV American Standard Version
He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He hath not suffered any to oppress them And He reproveth for their sakes kings.
Surrounding context — Psalm 105
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12 When they were [but] a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another, from [one] kingdom to another people;
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 [Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant:
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Genesis 35:5And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that [were] round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.Exodus 7:16-17And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.Genesis 26:14-33For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.Genesis 12:14-17And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she [was] very fair.Genesis 31:24-29And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.Genesis 20:1-7And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
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