2 Samuel 22:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 26:23 : 23 And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as Jehovah delivered thee into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed.
Ps 24:4 : 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.
1 Kgs 8:32 : 32 then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
Ps 7:8 : 8 Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.
Ps 18:20-25 : 20 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me. 23 I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
Ps 19:11 : 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.
1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
Jas 4:8 : 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.
Job 17:9 : 9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
Ps 7:3-4 : 3 O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)
2 Sam 22:25 : 25 Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 18:19-21
3 verses
96%
19He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Ps 18:23-24
2 verses
92%
23I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
2 Sam 22:24-26
3 verses
91%
24I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
25Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
26With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
2 Sam 22:22
80%
22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
2 Sam 22:20
79%
20He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Ps 26:11
74%
11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Ps 109:20
73%
20This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.
Ps 7:8
73%
8Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.
Ps 31:21
73%
21Blessed be Jehovah; For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.
Ps 7:3-4
2 verses
73%
3O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;
4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)
Ps 54:5
73%
5He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.
Deut 32:41
72%
41If I whet my glittering sword, And my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.
1 Sam 24:19
72%
19For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day.
Ps 58:11
72%
11So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Ps 24:5
72%
5He shall receive a blessing from Jehovah, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Ps 41:10
72%
10But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.
Job 16:17
72%
17Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
1 Sam 25:21
72%
21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.
2 Sam 22:48
72%
48Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,
Jer 20:12
71%
12But, O Jehovah of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
Ps 22:25
71%
25Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
Ps 28:6
71%
6Blessed be Jehovah, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Job 22:30
71%
30He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
Ps 41:12
71%
12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
1 Sam 24:17
71%
17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
Ps 116:12
71%
12What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?
Ps 35:24
71%
24Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
Job 33:9
71%
9I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
Ps 26:1
70%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.
Job 34:5
70%
5For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:
Ps 31:23
70%
23Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.
Jer 11:20
70%
20But, O Jehovah of hosts, who judgest righteously, who triest the heart and the mind, I shall see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
1 Sam 26:23
70%
23And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as Jehovah delivered thee into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed.
Ps 35:12
70%
12They reward me evil for good, [To] the bereaving of my soul.
Ps 25:21
70%
21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
Prov 11:31
70%
31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner!
Mic 7:9
70%
9I will bear the indignation of Jehovah, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.
Ps 116:5
70%
5Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.
2 Sam 22:37
70%
37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
Isa 42:21
70%
21It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Ps 51:2
70%
2Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
2 Sam 22:33
70%
33God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
Ps 30:2
70%
2O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Ps 51:14
70%
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.