For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had dealt wantonly in Judah and had been faithless to the Lord.
Proverbs 29:18 - Revised Standard Version Where there is no prophecy the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Where there is no vision, the people perish: But he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]–blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he. [I Sam. 3:1; Amos 8:11, 12.] American Standard Version (1901) Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Common English Bible When there’s no vision, the people get out of control, but whoever obeys instruction is happy. Catholic Public Domain Version When prophecy fails, the people will be scattered. Yet truly, whoever guards the law is blessed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed. |
For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had dealt wantonly in Judah and had been faithless to the Lord.
Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
Moreover by them is thy servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long.
And when Moses saw that the people had broken loose (for Aaron had let them break loose, to their shame among their enemies),
He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die.
By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not give heed.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
But he who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer that forgets but a doer that acts, he shall be blessed in his doing.
Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.