1 Samuel 8:3
What does 1 Samuel 8:3 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 8:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
- Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:
- 2 Kings 21:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hephzibah.
- Jeremiah 22:15
Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
- Psalms 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
- Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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