2 Samuel 22:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

🎯 Translation Approach

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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💎 Distinctive Features

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.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
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

Gen 6:9 : 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.
Gen 17:1 : 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
Ps 51:6 : 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
Ps 84:11 : 11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Prov 4:23 : 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
John 1:47 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
2 Cor 5:11 : 11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
Eph 1:4 : 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
Heb 12:1 : 1 Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 18:20-24
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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.
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 22:21-23
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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.
23For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
2 Sam 22:25
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25Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
Job 33:9
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9I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
Job 23:11
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11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
Ps 26:11
75%
11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Job 31:5-7
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5If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit
6(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);
7If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:
Job 16:17
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17Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
Job 27:5-6
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5Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
Job 11:4
73%
4For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.
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 25:21
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21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
Ps 51:2-4
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2Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
3For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.
4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.
Mal 2:6
72%
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 41:12
72%
12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Job 9:20-21
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72%
20Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
21I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.
Job 31:28
72%
28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.
Jer 2:35
72%
35Yet thou saidst, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
Ps 19:13
72%
13Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous [sins]; Let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be clear from great transgression.
Jer 17:16
72%
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 119:101
71%
101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.
Prov 20:9
71%
9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
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71%
7There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Ps 101:2-3
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71%
2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
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Ps 26:6
71%
6I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah;
Job 34:31-32
2 verses
71%
31For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:
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71%
30If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so clean;
Ps 7:3
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3O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;
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71%
5For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:
Job 31:33
71%
33If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,
Prov 5:14
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14I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.
Ps 73:13
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13Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
Ps 73:2
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2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.
Ps 39:1
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Ps 119:22
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22Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.
Job 19:4
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4And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself.