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1 Samuel 2:3

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2:3Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly,7

letting proud talk come out of your mouth!

For the Lord is a God who knows;

he8 evaluates what people do.

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Footnotes

  1. 7 Heb “proudly, proudly.” If is original, the repetition of the word is for emphasis, stressing the arrogance of those addressed. However, a few medieval Hebrew manuscripts and some other textual witnesses do not reflect the repetition, suggesting that the Hebrew text may be dittographic.
  2. 8 The (Qere) reads “and by him actions are weighed.” The translation assumes that reading of the Qere וְלוֹ (vélo, “and by him”), which is supported by many medieval Hebrew , is correct, rather than the reading of the Kethib וְלוֹא (vélo’, “and not”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Talk no more so very proudly,

let not arrogance come from your mouth;

for the Lord is a God of knowledge,

and by him actions are weighed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Do not keep talking so proudly

or let your mouth speak such arrogance,

for the Lord is a God who knows,

and by him deeds are weighed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do not boast so proudly,

or let arrogant words come out of your mouth,

for the Lord is a God of knowledge,

and actions are weighed by him.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Stop acting so proud and haughty!

Don’t speak with such arrogance!

For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done;

he will judge your actions.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not increase speaking very proud words!

Let no arrogance go forth from your mouth,

for Yahweh is a God of knowledge

whose deeds are not weighed.

KJV 1900King James Version

Talk no more so exceeding proudly;

Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth:

For the Lord is a God of knowledge,

And by him actions are weighed.