1 Samuel 8:3 - Plain English Version3 But they were not like their father. They were greedy. They thought only about money. Bad men used to give them money in a quiet way, and then they used to let those bad men go free. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain, took bribes, and perverted justice. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice. See the chapterCommon English Bible3 But Samuel’s sons didn’t follow in his footsteps. They tried to turn a profit, they accepted bribes, and they perverted justice. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version3 But his sons did not walk in his ways. Instead, they turned aside, pursuing avarice. And they accepted bribes, and they perverted judgment. See the chapter |
1 Samuel 8:3
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And whenever somebody needs help, you let them borrow your money. And later on, when they pay you back that money, you only take that same money that they borrowed from you, you don’t make them pay you any more money on top of that. And another thing. If somebody says to you, “I want you to go to court and tell lies about good people. I will pay you money to tell those lies.” You always say, “No, I can’t tell lies about good people.” All of those things that I just talked about in this song, everybody that lives that way will always be really strong for God.
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