32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?

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32 “Why(A) should he be put to death? What(B) has he done?” Jonathan asked his father.

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32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, (A)“Why should he be killed? What has he done?”

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23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

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23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

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23 Then the governor said, (A)“Why, what evil has He done?”

But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

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For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

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He took his life(A) in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The Lord won a great victory(B) for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent(C) man like David by killing him for no reason?”

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For he took his (A)life in his hands and (B)killed the Philistine, and (C)the Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. (D)Why then will you (E)sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”

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22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

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22 For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him.”(A)

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22 Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”

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51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

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51 “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

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51 (A)“Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?”

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The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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The heart(A) is deceitful above all things
    and beyond cure.
    Who can understand it?

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“The (A)heart is deceitful above all things,
And [a]desperately wicked;
Who can know it?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:9 Or incurably sick

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

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This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all.(A) The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live,(B) and afterward they join the dead.(C)

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This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

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Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

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Do not be quickly provoked(A) in your spirit,
    for anger resides in the lap of fools.(B)

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(A)Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.

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Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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Speak(A) up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
    for the rights of all who are destitute.
Speak up and judge fairly;
    defend the rights of the poor and needy.(B)

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(A)Open your mouth for the speechless,
In the cause of all who are [a]appointed to die.
Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
And (C)plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:8 Lit. sons of passing away