Malachi 2:7

7 tFor the priest’s ulips should keep knowledge,

And tthey should seek the law at his mouth:

For he is vthe messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 2:7 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

7 “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 — English Standard Version (ESV)

7 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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

7 “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)

7 “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)

7 “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)

7 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)

7 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)

7 “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)

7 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 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

7 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)

7 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)

7 “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) (NASB95)

7 “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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t	See Lev. 10:11. & Deut. 17:9& 2 Chr. 35:3. So Jer. 18:18. Zech. 3:7. & 7:3. Comp. Ezek. 7:26. 1 Tim. 4:13.
u	So Prov. 5:2.
t	See Lev. 10:11. & Deut. 17:9& 2 Chr. 35:3. So Jer. 18:18. Zech. 3:7. & 7:3. Comp. Ezek. 7:26. 1 Tim. 4:13.
v	Ec. 5:6 (Heb.). Hagg. 1:13. Gal. 4:14. See Rev. 1:20. Comp. 2 Cor. 5:20.