Judges 17:6

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“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”

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BSBPD

“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“in those days there is no king in Israel, each that which is right in his own eyes doth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 17:6 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 36:31These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
  2. Deuteronomy 12:8You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.
  3. Deuteronomy 33:5So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.
  4. Judges 18:1In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
  5. Judges 19:1Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
  6. Judges 21:3“Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!”
  7. Judges 21:25In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
  8. Psalms 12:4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
  9. Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
  10. Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
  11. Proverbs 16:2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
  12. Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
  13. Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!

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

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