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Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 38:14
Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
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Christian Standard Bible®
I am like a man who does not hearand has no arguments in his mouth.
I am like a man who does not hearand has no arguments in his mouth.
Hebrew Names Version
Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, In whose mouth are no reproofs.
Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, In whose mouth are no reproofs.
King James Version
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
English Standard Version
I have become like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes.
I have become like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes.
New Century Version
I am like those who do not hear, who have no answer to give.
I am like those who do not hear, who have no answer to give.
New English Translation
I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.
I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.
Amplified Bible
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, In whose mouth are no arguments.
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, In whose mouth are no arguments.
New American Standard Bible
Yes, I am like a person who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
Yes, I am like a person who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
World English Bible
Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, In whose mouth are no reproofs.
Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, In whose mouth are no reproofs.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
Legacy Standard Bible
And I am like a man who does not hear,And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
And I am like a man who does not hear,And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Berean Standard Bible
I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.
I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.
Contemporary English Version
I am completely deaf and can't make a sound.
I am completely deaf and can't make a sound.
Complete Jewish Bible
But I'm like a deaf man — I don't hear it; and, like a mute, I don't say a word.
But I'm like a deaf man — I don't hear it; and, like a mute, I don't say a word.
Darby Translation
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Easy-to-Read Version
I am like those who cannot hear what people are saying about them. I cannot answer to prove my enemies wrong.
I am like those who cannot hear what people are saying about them. I cannot answer to prove my enemies wrong.
George Lamsa Translation
Thus I was as a man that hears not, and in whose mouth is no reproof.
Thus I was as a man that hears not, and in whose mouth is no reproof.
Good News Translation
I am like those who do not answer, because they cannot hear.
I am like those who do not answer, because they cannot hear.
Lexham English Bible
And so I am like a man who hears not, and in whose mouth there are no retorts.
And so I am like a man who hears not, and in whose mouth there are no retorts.
Literal Translation
And I am as a man who is not hearing, and who has no rebukes in his mouth.
And I am as a man who is not hearing, and who has no rebukes in his mouth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I am become as a man that heareth not, and that can make no resistaunce wt his mouth.
I am become as a man that heareth not, and that can make no resistaunce wt his mouth.
American Standard Version
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Bible in Basic English
So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
King James Version (1611)
Thus I was as a man that heareth not; and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
Thus I was as a man that heareth not; and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I became euen as a man that heareth not: and who hath no replies in his mouth.
I became euen as a man that heareth not: and who hath no replies in his mouth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.
And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.
English Revised Version
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y am maad as a man not herynge; and not hauynge repreuyngis in his mouth.
And Y am maad as a man not herynge; and not hauynge repreuyngis in his mouth.
Update Bible Version
Yes, I am as a man that does not hear, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Yes, I am as a man that does not hear, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs.
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs.
New King James Version
Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth is no response.
Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth is no response.
New Living Translation
I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply.
I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply.
New Life Bible
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, and whose mouth does not argue.
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, and whose mouth does not argue.
New Revised Standard
Truly, I am like one who does not hear, and in whose mouth is no retort.
Truly, I am like one who does not hear, and in whose mouth is no retort.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(37-15) And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.
(37-15) And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.
Revised Standard Version
Yea, I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes.
Yea, I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
Contextual Overview
12 And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day. 13 And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth. 14 Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs. 15 Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God. 16 When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves. 17 For I am ready to halt, And my pain [is] before me continually. 18 For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin. 19 And mine enemies [are] lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied. 20 And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good. 21 Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that heareth: Amos 5:13, Micah 7:5, Mark 15:3-5, John 8:6
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 18:36 - held their peace Psalms 39:2 - I was Matthew 27:12 - General Luke 23:9 - but
Cross-References
Genesis 24:65
and she saith unto the servant, `Who [is] this man who is walking in the field to meet us?' and the servant saith, `It [is] my lord;' and she taketh the veil, and covereth herself.
and she saith unto the servant, `Who [is] this man who is walking in the field to meet us?' and the servant saith, `It [is] my lord;' and she taketh the veil, and covereth herself.
Genesis 38:11
And Judah saith to Tamar his daughter-in-law, `Abide a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son groweth up;' for he said, `Lest he die -- even he -- like his brethren;' and Tamar goeth and dwelleth at her father's house.
And Judah saith to Tamar his daughter-in-law, `Abide a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son groweth up;' for he said, `Lest he die -- even he -- like his brethren;' and Tamar goeth and dwelleth at her father's house.
Genesis 38:13
And it is declared to Tamar, saying, `Lo, thy husband's father is going up to Timnath to shear his flock;'
And it is declared to Tamar, saying, `Lo, thy husband's father is going up to Timnath to shear his flock;'
Genesis 38:26
And Judah discerneth and saith, `She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again.
And Judah discerneth and saith, `She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again.
Proverbs 7:12
Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) --
Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) --
Jeremiah 3:2
Lift thine eyes to the high places, and see, Where hast thou not been lain with? On the ways thou hast sat for them, As an Arab in a wilderness, And thou defilest the land, By thy fornications, and by thy wickedness.
Lift thine eyes to the high places, and see, Where hast thou not been lain with? On the ways thou hast sat for them, As an Arab in a wilderness, And thou defilest the land, By thy fornications, and by thy wickedness.
Ezekiel 16:25
At every head of the way thou hast built thy high place, And thou dost make thy beauty abominable, And dost open wide thy feet to every passer by, And dost multiply thy whoredoms,
At every head of the way thou hast built thy high place, And thou dost make thy beauty abominable, And dost open wide thy feet to every passer by, And dost multiply thy whoredoms,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thus I was as a man that heareth not,.... Any thing that is said unto him; he took no more notice of it than if he had never heard it; but bore all the railings and calumnies of men with calmness and patience;
and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs; as if he had nothing to say for himself, in vindication of his character, and to the refutation of his enemies; as if he had no arguments to make use of, for the conviction and reproof of his adversaries.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thus I was as a man that heareth not - The sentiment in the former verse is repeated here to show the greatness of his patience and forbearance, or to fix the attention on the fact that one who was so calumniated and wronged could bear it patiently.
And in whose mouth are no reproofs - As a man who never reproved another; who, whatever might be the wrong which he endured, never replied to it; as he would be who was incapable of reproof, or who had no faculty for reproving. The whole of this is designed to show his entire patience under the wrongs which he suffered.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 38:14. No reproofs. — תוכחות tochachoth, arguments or vindications; a forensic term. I was as a man accused in open court, and I could make no defence.
