Psalms 115:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;”
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BSBPD
“They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 115:5 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 10:5Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”
- Jeremiah 51:17Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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