Psalms 127:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

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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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Readability

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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

Prov 17:6 : 6 Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
Prov 31:28 : 28 Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband [also], and he praiseth her, [saying]:
Jer 50:9 : 9 For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.
Ps 120:4 : 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 127:5
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5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Ps 127:3
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3Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; [And] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward.
Jer 5:16
72%
16Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
Ps 144:12-13
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72%
12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;
13[ When] our garners are full, affording all manner of store, [And] our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
Ps 120:4
72%
4Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.
Ps 45:5
71%
5Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; [They are] in the heart of the king's enemies.
Prov 17:6
71%
6Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
1 Sam 2:4
70%
4The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength.
Ps 128:3-4
2 verses
70%
3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.
4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.
Ps 8:2
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2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, because of thine adversaries, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Ps 21:12
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12For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.
Lam 3:12-13
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69%
12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
13He hath caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my reins.
2 Sam 22:35
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35He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
Ps 64:7
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7But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.
Ps 18:34
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34He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
Ps 58:7
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7Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
Prov 22:6
68%
6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
1 Sam 20:21-22
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68%
21And, behold, I will send the lad, [saying], Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and [ no hurt,] [as Jehovah] [liveth.]
22[But if I say] [thus unto the boy,] [Behold, the arrows] [are beyond] [thee; go thy way;] [for Jehovah] [hath sent thee away.]
Job 41:28
68%
28The arrow cannot make him flee: Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
Ps 11:2
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Prov 23:24
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24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
Ps 147:13
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13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
Prov 14:26
68%
26In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.
Ps 7:13
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13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery [shafts].
Ps 17:14
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14From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Job 5:4
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4His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:
Isa 49:2
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2and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close:
Job 27:14
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14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Ps 137:9
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9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.
Isa 13:18
67%
18And [their] bows shall dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
Isa 5:28
67%
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67%
6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
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67%
36And he said unto his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
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Ps 64:3-4
2 verses
67%
3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
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Eph 6:4
66%
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66%
4And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Ps 45:16
66%
16Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth.
Hab 3:11
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Job 39:4
66%
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Ps 78:9
66%
9The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.
Ps 38:2
66%
2For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore.
Prov 22:15
66%
15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Ps 37:15
66%
15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
Prov 26:18
65%
18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,