Judges 17:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.””
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“Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Micah saith, `Now I have known that Jehovah doth good to me, for the Levite hath been to me for a priest.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 17:13 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 18:24He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
- Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Isaiah 44:20He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
- Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
- Matthew 15:9They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
- Matthew 15:13But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
- John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
- Acts 26:9So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
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