2 Samuel 22:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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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.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

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

Ps 119:102 : 102 I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
Ps 119:30 : 30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me].
Ps 119:86 : 86 All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; Help thou me.
Ps 119:128 : 128 Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way.
Luke 1:6 : 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
John 15:14 : 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
Deut 6:1-2 : 1 Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it; 2 that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Deut 6:6-9 : 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; 7 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.
Deut 7:12 : 12 And it shall come to pass, because ye hearken to these ordinances, and keep and do them, that Jehovah thy God will keep with thee the covenant and the lovingkindness which he sware unto thy fathers:
Deut 8:11 : 11 Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
Ps 19:8-9 : 8 The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, [and] righteous altogether.
Ps 119:6 : 6 Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Ps 119:13 : 13 With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 18:21-24
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21For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.
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 22:21-22
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21Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
2 Sam 22:24-25
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84%
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.
Ps 119:101-102
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101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.
102I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
Job 23:11-12
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11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
12I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Ps 119:168
74%
168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.
Ps 119:30
74%
30I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me].
Jer 17:16
73%
16As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.
Ps 26:1
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1[ A Psalm of David.] Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.
Ps 119:7-8
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73%
7I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments.
8I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly.
Ps 119:13
73%
13With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
Ps 26:3
72%
3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
Ps 119:52
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52I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.
2 Kgs 18:6
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6For he clave to Jehovah; he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.
Ps 119:43
72%
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
Ps 119:56
71%
56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.
Ps 119:22-23
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71%
22Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.
23Princes also sat and talked against me; [But] thy servant did meditate on thy statutes.
Ps 119:66-67
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71%
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
67Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.
2 Chr 7:17
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17And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
Ps 119:106
71%
106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
1 Kgs 9:4
71%
4And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
Jer 1:16
71%
16And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
Ps 119:10-11
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70%
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
11Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
Mal 2:6
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6The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
Ps 119:112
70%
112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end.
1 Kgs 2:3
70%
3and keep the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, [and] his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself.
Ps 119:16
70%
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 17:4
70%
4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
Ps 31:22
70%
22As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee.
Ps 119:115
70%
115Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
Deut 26:14
70%
14I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I put away thereof, being unclean, nor given thereof for the dead: I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.
Ps 89:30
70%
30If his children forsake my law, And walk not in mine ordinances;
Ps 41:12
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12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Lev 19:37
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37And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.
Prov 22:20
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20Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
Ps 119:26
69%
26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.
Prov 8:20
69%
20I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;
Ps 119:160
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160The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever.
Ps 119:5
69%
5Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!