(NIV)
To Sarah he said, ‘I am giving your brother a thousand shekels of silver. This is to cover the offence against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.’
To Sarah he
said, “Behold, I have
given your
brother a
thousand pieces of
silver.
It is a sign of your
innocence in the
eyes of
all who are
with you, and before
everyone you are
vindicated.”
(NIV)
Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.
When
Abraham reproved Abimelech about a
well of
water that
Abimelech’s servants had
seized,
(NIV)
May it be that when I say to a young woman, “Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,” and she says, “Drink, and I’ll water your camels too” – let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.’
Let the
young woman to whom I shall
say, ‘
Please let
down your
jar that I may
drink,’ and who shall
say, ‘
Drink, and I will
water your
camels’—let her be the one whom you have
appointed for your
servant Isaac.
By this I shall
know that you have
shown steadfast love to
my master.”
(NIV)
and if she says to me, ‘Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too,’ let her be the one the
Lord has chosen for my master’s son.”
and who will
say to me, “
Drink, and I will
draw for your
camels also,” let her be the
woman whom the
Lord has
appointed for
my master’s son.’
(NIV)
Now that you have searched through all my goods, what have you found that belongs to your household? Put it here in front of your relatives and mine, and let them judge between the two of us.
For you have
felt through all my
goods;
what have you
found of
all your
household goods?
Set it
here before my
kinsmen and your
kinsmen, that they may
decide between us
two.
(NIV)
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.’
If the
God of my
father, the
God of
Abraham and the
Fear of
Isaac, had not been on my side,
surely now you would have
sent me away empty-handed.
God saw my
affliction and the
labor of my
hands and
rebuked you
last night.”
(NIV)
They said to one another, ‘Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.’
Then they
said to
one another,
“In
truth we are
guilty concerning our
brother, in
that we
saw the
distress of his
soul, when he
begged us and we did
not listen. That is
why this distress has
come upon us.”
(NIV)
‘“Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbour frankly so that you will not share in their guilt.
“You shall
not hate your
brother in your
heart, but
you shall
reason frankly with your
neighbor,
lest you
incur sin because of him.
(NIV)
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.
I will
be to him a
father, and he shall
be to me a
son. When he
commits iniquity,
I will
discipline him with the
rod of
men, with the
stripes of the
sons of
men,
(NIV)
The woman said, ‘Why then have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, for the king has not brought back his banished son?
And the
woman said, “
Why then have you
planned such a
thing against the
people of
God? For in giving
this decision the
king convicts himself, inasmuch as the
king does
not bring his
banished one home again.
(NIV)
It may be that the
Lord your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that he will rebuke him for the words the
Lord your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.’
It may
be that the
Lord your
God heard all the
words of the
Rabshakeh, whom his
master the
king of
Assyria has
sent to mock the
living God, and will
rebuke the
words that the
Lord your
God has
heard; therefore lift
up your
prayer for the
remnant that is
left.”
(NIV)
David went out to meet them and said to them, ‘If you have come to me in peace to help me, I am ready for you to join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our ancestors see it and judge you.’
David went out to
meet them and
said to them, “
If you have
come to me in
friendship to help me, my
heart will be
joined to you; but
if to
betray me to my
adversaries, although there is
no wrong in my
hands, then may the
God of our
fathers see and
rebuke you.”
(NIV)
He allowed no one to oppress them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:
he
allowed no one to
oppress them;
he
rebuked kings on their
account,
(NIV)
(They all gave their hands in pledge to put away their wives, and for their guilt they each presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.)
They
pledged themselves to
put away their
wives, and their
guilt offering was a
ram of the
flock for their guilt.
(NIV)
‘Blessed is the one whom God corrects;
so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
“
Behold,
blessed is the
one whom
God reproves;
therefore
despise not the
discipline of the
Almighty.
(NIV)
How painful are honest words!
But what do your arguments prove?
How forceful are
upright words!
But
what does
reproof from
you reprove?
(NIV)
Do you mean to correct what I say,
and treat my desperate words as wind?
Do you
think that you can
reprove words,
when the
speech of a
despairing man is
wind?
(NIV)
If only there were someone to mediate between us,
someone to bring us together,
There is no
arbiter between us,
who might
lay his
hand on us
both.
(NIV)
But I desire to speak to the Almighty
and to argue my case with God.
But I would
speak to the
Almighty,
and I
desire to
argue my case with
God.
(NIV)
He would surely call you to account
if you secretly showed partiality.
He will
surely rebuke you
if in
secret you
show partiality.
(NIV)
Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him;
I will surely defend my ways to his face.
Though he
slay me, I will
hope in him;
yet I will
argue my
ways to his
face.
(NIV)
Would they argue with useless words,
with speeches that have no value?
Should he
argue in
unprofitable talk,
or in
words with
which he can do
no good?
(NIV)
on behalf of a man he pleads with God
as one pleads for a friend.
that he would
argue the case of a
man with
God,
as a
son of
man does with
his neighbor.
(NIV)
If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me
and use my humiliation against me,
If indeed you
magnify yourselves
against me
and make my
disgrace an
argument against me,
(NIV)
‘Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
and brings charges against you?
Is it for your
fear of him that he
reproves you
and
enters into
judgment with you?
(NIV)
There the upright can establish their innocence before him,
and there I would be delivered for ever from my judge.
There an
upright man could
argue with him,
and I would be
acquitted forever by my
judge.
(NIV)
I gave you my full attention.
But not one of you has proved Job wrong;
none of you has answered his arguments.
I gave you my
attention,
and,
behold, there was
none among you who
refuted Jobor who
answered his words.
(NIV)
‘Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain
with constant distress in their bones,
“Man is also
rebuked with
pain on his
bedand with
continual strife in
his bones,
(NIV)
‘Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?
Let him who accuses God answer him!’
“Shall a
faultfinder contend with the
Almighty?
He who
argues with
God, let him
answer it.”
(NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
(ESV)
O
Lord,
rebuke me
not in your
anger,
nor discipline me in your
wrath.
(NIV)
A psalm of David. A petition.
(ESV)
A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering.
(NIV)
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
(ESV)
O
Lord,
rebuke me not in your
anger,
nor
discipline me in your
wrath!
(NIV)
I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices
or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
Not for your
sacrifices do I
rebuke you;
your
burnt offerings are
continually before me.
(NIV)
When you did these things and I kept silent,
you thought I was exactly like you.
But I now arraign you
and set my accusations before you.
These
things you have
done, and I have been
silent;
you
thought that I was one like yourself.
But now I
rebuke you and lay the
charge before you.
(NIV)
Does he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
He who
disciplines the
nations, does he
not rebuke?
He who
teaches man knowledge—
(NIV)
He allowed no one to oppress them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:
he
allowed no one to
oppress them;
he
rebuked kings on their account,
(NIV)
Let a righteous man strike me – that is a kindness;
let him rebuke me – that is oil on my head.
My head will not refuse it,
for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
Let a
righteous man strike me—it is a
kindness;
let him
rebuke me—it is
oil for my
head;
let my
head not refuse it.
Yet my
prayer is
continually against
their evil deeds.
(NIV)
because the
Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
for the
Lord reproves him
whom he
loves,
as a
father the
son in whom he
delights.
(NIV)
Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.
Whoever
corrects a
scoffer gets himself abuse,
and he who
reproves a
wicked man
incurs injury.
(NIV)
Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you;
rebuke the wise and they will love you.
Do
not reprove a
scoffer,
or he will
hate you;
reprove a
wise man, and he will
love you.
(NIV)
Mockers resent correction,
so they avoid the wise.
A
scoffer does
not like to be
reproved;
he will
not go to the
wise.
(NIV)
Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
Strike a
scoffer, and the
simple will
learn prudence;
reprove a man of
understanding, and he will
gain knowledge.
(NIV)
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
but those who
rebuke the wicked will have
delight,
and a
good blessing will
come upon them.
(NIV)
Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.
Like a
gold ring or an
ornament of
goldis a
wise reprover to a
listening ear.
(NIV)
Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favour
rather than one who has a flattering tongue.
Whoever
rebukes a
man will
afterward find more
favorthan he who
flatters with his
tongue.
(NIV)
Do not add to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Do not add to his
words,
lest he
rebuke you and you be found a
liar.
(NIV)
‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’
says the
Lord.
‘Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.
“
Come now,
let us
reason together,
says the
Lord:
though your
sins are like
scarlet,
they shall be as
white as
snow;
though they are
red like
crimson,
they shall
become like
wool.
(NIV)
He will judge between the nations
and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into ploughshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war any more.
He shall
judge between the
nations,
and shall
decide disputes for
many peoples;
and they shall
beat their
swords into
plowshares,
and their
spears into
pruning hooks;
nation shall
not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they
learn war anymore.
(NIV)
and he will delight in the fear of the
Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
or decide by what he hears with his ears;
And his
delight shall be in the
fear of the
Lord.
He shall
not judge by what his
eyes see,
or decide disputes by what his
ears hear,
(NIV)
but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
but
with righteousness he shall
judge the
poor,
and
decide with
equity for the
meek of the
earth;
and he shall
strike the
earth with the
rod of his
mouth,
and
with the
breath of his
lips he shall
kill the
wicked.
(NIV)
those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
who ensnare the defender in court
and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.
who by a
word make a
man out to be an
offender,
and lay a
snare for him who
reproves in the
gate,
and with an
empty plea turn aside him who is in the
right.
(NIV)
It may be that the
Lord your God will hear the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that he will rebuke him for the words the
Lord your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.’
It may
be that the
Lord your
God will
hear the
words of the
Rabshakeh,
whom his
master the
king of
Assyria has
sent to
mock the
living God, and will
rebuke the
words that the
Lord your
God has
heard; therefore
lift up your
prayer for the
remnant that is
left.’”
(NIV)
Your wickedness will punish you;
your backsliding will rebuke you.
Consider then and realise
how evil and bitter it is for you
when you forsake the
Lord your God
and have no awe of me,’
declares the Lord, the
Lord Almighty.
Your
evil will
chastise you,
and
your apostasy will
reprove you.
Know and
see that it is
evil and
bitterfor you to
forsake the
Lord your
God;
the
fear of me is
not in you,
declares the
Lord God of
hosts.
(NIV)
I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious people.
And I will make your
tongue cling to the roof of your
mouth, so that
you shall be
mute and
unable to
reprove them,
for they are a
rebellious house.
(NIV)
‘But let no one bring a charge,
let no one accuse another,
for your people are like those
who bring charges against a priest.
Yet let
no one contend,
and let
none accuse,
for
with you is my
contention, O
priest.
(NIV)
There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court
and detest the one who tells the truth.
They
hate him who
reproves in the
gate,
and they
abhor him who
speaks the
truth.
(NIV)
He will judge between many peoples
and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.
They will beat their swords into ploughshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war any more.
He shall
judge between many peoples,
and shall
decide disputes for
strong nations far away;
and they shall
beat their
swords into
plowshares,
and their
spears into
pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they
learn war anymore;
(NIV)
‘Hear, you mountains, the
Lord’s accusation;
listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the
Lord has a case against his people;
he is lodging a charge against Israel.
Hear, you
mountains,
the
indictment of the
Lord,
and you
enduring foundations of the
earth,
for the
Lord has an
indictment against his
people,
and he
will contend with
Israel.
(NIV)
Lord, are you not from everlasting?
My God, my Holy One, you will never die.
You,
Lord, have appointed them to execute judgment;
you, my Rock, have ordained them to punish.
(ESV)
Are you
not from everlasting,
O
Lord my
God, my
Holy One?
We shall
not die.
O
Lord,
you have
ordained them as a
judgment,
and you, O
Rock, have
established them for
reproof.
(NIV)
‘If you are the Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down. For it is written:
“He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” ’
and said to
him, “
If you
are the
Son of
God,
throw yourself down,
for it is
written,
“‘He will
command his angels concerning you,’
and “‘
On their
hands they will
bear you up,
lest you
strike your foot against a
stone.’”
(NIV)
And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.
(ESV)
And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.
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