Psalm 127:1

New King James Version

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless ^(A)the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.

Psalm 127:1

New International Version

¹Unless the Lord builds^(A) the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches^(B) over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.

⁵(for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);

⁵(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)^(A)

New King James Version (NKJV)

New International Version (NIV)