Judges 21:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”
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“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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“In those days there is no king in Israel; each doth that which is right in his own eyes.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 21:25 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 12:8You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.
- Judges 17:6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
- 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.
- Judges 18:7So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
- 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.
- Psalms 12:4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- 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.
- Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
- 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.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
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