1 Samuel 12:23 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²³ Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

Common English Bible

²³ But me? I would never sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. I will teach you what is good and right.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ So then, far be it from me, this sin against the Lord, that I would cease to pray for you. And so, I will teach you the good and upright way.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ And far from me be this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you. And I will teach you the good and right way.

1 Samuel 12:23 Cross References

1 Kings 8:36

then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, thy people Israel, when thou dost teach them the good way in which they should walk; and grant rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people as an inheritance.

2 Chronicles 6:27

then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, thy people Israel, when thou dost teach them the good way in which they should walk; and grant rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people as an inheritance.

Psalm 122:6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they prosper who love you!

Psalm 34:11

Come, O sons, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 34:12

What man is there who desires life, and covets many days, that he may enjoy good?

Exodus 32:30

On the morrow Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”

Proverbs 4:11

I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.

Ecclesiastes 12:10

The Preacher sought to find pleasing words, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

Isaiah 30:21

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!

Jeremiah 27:18

If they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is with them, then let them intercede with the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem may not go to Babylon.

Jeremiah 42:4

Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you; behold, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your request, and whatever the Lord answers you I will tell you; I will keep nothing back from you.”

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.

Acts 20:20

how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house,

Romans 1:9

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers,

1 Corinthians 9:16

For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Colossians 1:28

Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ.

Colossians 1:9

And so, from the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

1 Thessalonians 3:10

praying earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as did my fathers, when I remember you constantly in my prayers.

1 Samuel 12:19

And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.”

1 Samuel 8:6

But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to govern us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.