1 Kings 8:61
What does 1 Kings 8:61 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 8:61 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then let your hearts be without sin before the Lord our God, walking in his laws and keeping his orders as at this day.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and your heart hath been perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commands, as <FI>at<Fi> this day.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Let our hearts also be perfect with the Lord our God, that we may walk in his statutes, and keep his commandments, as at this day.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and that your heart may be perfect with Jehovah ourGod, to walk in his statutes and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- 2 Kings 20:3
Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
- Psalms 37:37
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is ahappyend to the man of peace.
- Philippians 3:12
Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.
- 1 Kings 15:14
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all his days.
- Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
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