1 Samuel 10:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?””

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BSBPD

“Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And a man thence answereth and saith, `And who <FI>is<Fi> their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, `Is Saul also among the prophets?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 10:12 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 54:13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
  2. John 6:45It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
  3. John 7:16“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
  4. James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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