Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure – you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
NIV
Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the [uncompromisingly] righteous [those upright and in harmony with You]; for You, Who try the hearts and emotions and thinking powers, are a righteous God. [Rev. 2:23.]AMP
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
KJV
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
NIV
The tongues of those who are upright and in right standing with God are as choice silver; the minds of those who are wicked and out of harmony with God are of little value.
AMP
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
KJV
It is he who will build the temple of the LORD, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.'
NIV
Yes, [you are building a temple of the Lord, but] it is He Who shall build the [true] temple of the Lord, and He shall bear the honor and glory [as of the only begotten of the Father] and shall sit and rule upon His throne. And He shall be a Priest upon His throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between the two [offices--Priest and King]. [John 1:14; 17:5; Heb. 2:9.]AMP
Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
KJV
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
NIV
The hope of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked (those who are out of harmony with God) comes to nothing.
AMP
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
KJV
"Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other."
NIV
Salt is good (beneficial), but if salt has lost its saltness, how will you restore [the saltness to] it? Have salt within yourselves, and be at peace and live in harmony with one another.
AMP
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
KJV
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
NIV
May grace (God's unmerited favor) and spiritual peace [which means peace with God and harmony, unity, and undisturbedness] be yours from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
AMP
Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
KJV
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
NIV
And above all these [put on] love and enfold yourselves with the bond of perfectness [which binds everything together completely in ideal harmony].
AMP
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
KJV
Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
NIV
Fill up and complete my joy by living in harmony and being of the same mind and one in purpose, having the same love, being in full accord and of one harmonious mind and intention.
AMP
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
KJV
"Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."
NIV
Whoever is of God listens to God. [Those who belong to God hear the words of God.] This is the reason that you do not listen [to those words, to Me]: because you do not belong to God and are not of God or in harmony with Him.
AMP
He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
KJV
