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World English Bible

2 Samuel 22:24

I was also perfect toward him; I kept myself from my iniquity.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Decision;   Faithfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Affliction;   Frowardness;   Iniquity;   Mercy;   Obedience;   Pride/arrogance;   Purity;   Recompense/restitution;   Salvation;   Uprightness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Poetry;   Salvation, Saviour;   Samuel, Books of;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel first and second books of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Perfect;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I was blameless before himand kept myself from my iniquity.
Hebrew Names Version
I was also perfect toward him; I kept myself from my iniquity.
King James Version
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
Lexham English Bible
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
English Standard Version
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.
New Century Version
I am innocent before him; I have kept myself from doing evil.
New English Translation
I was blameless before him; I kept myself from sinning.
Amplified Bible
"I was also blameless before Him, And kept myself from wrongdoing.
New American Standard Bible
"I was also blameless toward Him, And I have kept myself from my wrongdoing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I was vpright also towarde him, and haue kept me from my wickednesse.
Legacy Standard Bible
I was also blameless toward Him,And I kept myself from my iniquity.
Contemporary English Version
I obey you completely and guard against sin.
Complete Jewish Bible
I was pure-hearted toward him and kept myself from my sin.
Darby Translation
And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
Easy-to-Read Version
He knows I did nothing that was wrong. I have kept myself from sinning.
George Lamsa Translation
I was blameless before him, and have kept myself from my sin.
Good News Translation
He knows that I am faultless, that I have kept myself from doing wrong.
Literal Translation
And I was blameless before Him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore wil I be perfecte vnto him, and wyl eshue myne awne wickednes.
American Standard Version
I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Bible in Basic English
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In his sight also haue I ben vpright: and haue kept me from myne owne iniquitie.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I was single-hearted toward Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
King James Version (1611)
I was also vpright before him: and haue kept my selfe from mine iniquitie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I shall be blameless before him, and will keep myself from my iniquity.
English Revised Version
I was also perfect toward him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Berean Standard Bible
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal be perfit with hym; and Y schal kepe me fro my wickidnesse.
Young's Literal Translation
And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
Update Bible Version
I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from my iniquity.
Webster's Bible Translation
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.
New King James Version
I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
New Living Translation
I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.
New Life Bible
I was without blame before Him. I kept myself from guilt.
New Revised Standard
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So became I blameless towards him, - and kept myself from mine iniquity:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I shall be perfect with him: and shall keep myself from my iniquity.
Revised Standard Version
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I was also blameless toward Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

Contextual Overview

2 and he said, Yahweh is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine; 3 God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My savior, you save me from violence. 4 I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from my enemies. 5 For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid: 6 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came on me. 7 In my distress I called on Yahweh; Yes, I called to my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, My cry [came] into his ears. 8 Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked Were shaken, because he was angry. 9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, Fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; Thick darkness was under his feet. 11 He rode on a cherub, and did fly; Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

upright: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 17:1, Job 1:1, Psalms 51:6, Psalms 84:11, John 1:47, 2 Corinthians 5:11

before him: Heb. to him

kept: Proverbs 4:23, Hebrews 12:1

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 18:8 - hath withdrawn

Cross-References

Genesis 16:3
Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
Genesis 25:6
but to the sons of the concubines who Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.
Proverbs 15:25
Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, But he will keep the widow's borders intact.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. :-.


 
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