I Samuel 12:21
“And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 12:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
und weichet nicht ab, denn ihr würdet den Nichtigen nachgehen, die nichts nützen und nicht erretten, denn sie sind nichtig.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No os apartéis en pos de las vanidades, que no aprovechan ni libran, porque son vanidades.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não vos desvieis a fim de seguir as vaidades que não aproveitam nem livram, porque são vaidades.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não vos desvieis para seguir ídolos inúteis, que não podem vos livrar, por serem inúteis.
📖 I Samuel 12:21 in Context
19And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
20And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart;
21And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
22For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.
23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
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