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12 “Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he may ask you.”

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12 “Take him and look after him; don’t harm(A) him but do for him whatever he asks.”

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When the ways of people please the Lord,
    he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them.(A)

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When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
    he causes their enemies to make peace(A) with them.(B)

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Now look, I have just released you today from the fetters on your hands. If you wish to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will take good care of you, but if you do not wish to come with me to Babylon, you need not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go.(A)

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But today I am freeing(A) you from the chains(B) on your wrists. Come with me to Babylon, if you like, and I will look after you; but if you do not want to, then don’t come. Look, the whole country lies before you; go wherever you please.”(C)

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21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
    he turns it wherever he will.

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21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
    that he channels toward all who please him.(A)

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14 he allowed no one to oppress them;
    he rebuked kings on their account,(A)
15 saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones;
    do my prophets no harm.”

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14 He allowed no one to oppress(A) them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:(B)
15 “Do not touch(C) my anointed ones;
    do my prophets(D) no harm.”

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12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
    and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

13 Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?

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12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
    and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a](A)

13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12-16

10 and rescued him from all his afflictions and enabled him to win favor and to show wisdom when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.(A)

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10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.(A)

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And though they go into captivity in front of their enemies,
    there I will command the sword, and it shall kill them;
and I will fix my eyes on them
    for harm and not for good.(A)

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Though they are driven into exile by their enemies,
    there I will command the sword(A) to slay them.

“I will keep my eye on them
    for harm(B) and not for good.(C)(D)

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I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not pluck them up.(A)

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My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back(A) to this land. I will build(B) them up and not tear them down; I will plant(C) them and not uproot them.

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When your eyes light upon it, it is gone,
    for suddenly it takes wings to itself,
    flying like an eagle toward heaven.

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Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,(A)
    for they will surely sprout wings
    and fly off to the sky like an eagle.(B)

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