Proverbs 24:21–22
21 My son, pfear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those given to change;
22 For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — The New International Version (NIV)
21 Fear the Lord and the king, my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
22 for those two will send sudden destruction on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king:
And meddle not with them that are given to change:
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly;
And who knoweth the ruin of them both?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)
21 My child, fear the Lord and the king.
Don’t associate with rebels,
22 for disaster will hit them suddenly.
Who knows what punishment will come
from the Lord and the king?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)
21 My child, respect the Lord and the king.
Don’t join those people who refuse to obey them.
22 The Lord and the king will quickly destroy such people.
Those two can cause great disaster!
Proverbs 24:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)
21 My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king;
And company not with them that are given to change:
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly;
And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
21 My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change. 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 Fear the Lord, my son.
Fear the king as well.
Do not associate with those who always insist upon change,
22 because disaster will come to them suddenly.
Who knows what misery both may bring?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21 My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,
and don’t associate with rebels,
22 for destruction from them will come suddenly;
who knows what distress these two can bring?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
21 My child, fear the Lord and the king,
and do not disobey either of them;
22 for disaster comes from them suddenly,
and who knows the ruin that both can bring?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
21 Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king;
with those who change, do not associate.
22 For suddenly their disaster will come,
and the ruin of both of them, who knows?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
21 My son, have respect for the Lord and the king.
Don’t join those who disobey them.
22 The Lord and the king will suddenly destroy them.
Who knows what trouble those two can bring?
Proverbs 24:21–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
22 For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?