43 (A)Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
    let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.

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43 Let the one who is wise(A) heed these things
    and ponder the loving deeds(B) of the Lord.

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12 (A)Who is the man so wise that he can understand this? To whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined (B)and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?

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12 Who is wise(A) enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?

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Then all mankind (A)fears;
    they (B)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.

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All people will fear;(A)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.(B)

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(A)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
    whoever is discerning, let him know them;
for the ways of the Lord are right,
    and (B)the upright walk in them,
    (C)but transgressors stumble in them.

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Who is wise?(A) Let them realize these things.
    Who is discerning? Let them understand.(B)
The ways of the Lord are right;(C)
    the righteous walk(D) in them,
    but the rebellious stumble in them.

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18 may have strength to (A)comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and (B)height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ (C)that surpasses knowledge, that (D)you may be filled with all (E)the fullness of God.

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18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people,(A) to grasp how wide and long and high and deep(B) is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge(C)—that you may be filled(D) to the measure of all the fullness of God.(E)

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12 Then he said to me, (A)“Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you (B)set your heart to understand and (C)humbled yourself before your God, (D)your words have been heard, (E)and I have come because of your words.

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12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid,(A) Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble(B) yourself before your God, your words(C) were heard, and I have come in response to them.(D)

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24 but (A)let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. (B)For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

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24 but let the one who boasts boast(A) about this:
    that they have the understanding to know(B) me,
that I am the Lord,(C) who exercises kindness,(D)
    justice and righteousness(E) on earth,
    for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.

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12 (A)They have lyre and harp,
    tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
(B)but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
    or see the work of his hands.

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12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
    pipes(A) and timbrels(B) and wine,
but they have no regard(C) for the deeds of the Lord,
    no respect for the work of his hands.(D)

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23 The one who (A)offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
    to one who (B)orders his way rightly
    I will show the (C)salvation of God!”

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23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
    and to the blameless[a] I will show my salvation.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:23 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; the meaning of the Masoretic Text for this phrase is uncertain.

Because they (A)do not regard the works of the Lord
    or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.

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Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
    and what his hands have done,(A)
he will tear them down
    and never build them up again.

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