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Malachi 2:7

For mthe lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people4 should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

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Malachi 2:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

“For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.

Malachi 2:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge,

And they should seek the law at his mouth:

For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 2:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Malachi 2:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge,

And people should seek the law from his mouth;

For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 2:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

“A priest should teach what he knows, and people should learn the teachings from him, because he is the messenger of the Lord All-Powerful.

Malachi 2:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.

Malachi 2:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and at his mouth they seek the law; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.

Malachi 2:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“A priest’s lips should preserve knowledge. Then, because he is the messenger for the Lord of Armies, people will seek instruction from his mouth. 

Malachi 2:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.

Malachi 2:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 2:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For the lips of the priest should guard knowledge, and they should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of Yahweh of hosts.

Malachi 2:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“The lips of a priest should guard knowledge. People should look for true teaching from his mouth. After all, he is my messenger.

Malachi 2:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.


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