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2 Samuel 23:6

But worthless men3 are all like thorns that are thrown away,

for they cannot be taken with the hand;

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2 Samuel 23:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns,

which are not gathered with the hand.

2 Samuel 23:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away,

Because they cannot be taken with hands:

2 Samuel 23:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away,

for they tear the hand that touches them.

2 Samuel 23:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away,

Because they cannot be taken with hands.

2 Samuel 23:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

“But all evil people will be thrown away like thorns

that cannot be held in a hand.

2 Samuel 23:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away,

Because they cannot be taken with the hand;

2 Samuel 23:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But the sons of Belial are all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;

2 Samuel 23:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Worthless people are like thorns. 

All of them are thrown away, because they cannot be picked by hand. 

2 Samuel 23:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But all the wicked are like thorns raked aside;

they can never be picked up by hand.

2 Samuel 23:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But the godless are all like thorns that are thrown away;

for they cannot be picked up with the hand;

2 Samuel 23:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

But evil persons are like thorns cast aside; all of them, because they cannot be picked up in the hand.

2 Samuel 23:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But evil people are like thorns that are thrown away.

You can’t pick them up with your hands.

2 Samuel 23:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns,

Because they cannot be taken in hand;


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