Psalms 2:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.”
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BSBPD
“Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 2:10 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 45:12The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
- Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Psalms 82:1God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
- Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
- Isaiah 52:15so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
- Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
- Isaiah 60:10Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
- Jeremiah 6:8Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant.”
- Hosea 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
- Zechariah 14:17And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.
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