Psalms 38:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

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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

Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
Mic 7:5 : 5 Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Mark 15:3-5 : 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of. 5 But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.
John 8:6 : 6 And this they said, trying him, that they might have [whereof] to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 38:13
90%
13But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
Ps 38:15
77%
15For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
Ps 39:8-10
3 verses
76%
8Deliver me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; Because thou didst it.
10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.
Ps 39:1-2
2 verses
76%
1For the Chief Musician, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.
2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.
Job 32:14-16
3 verses
75%
14For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches.
15They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say.
16And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
Isa 50:5
74%
5The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.
Isa 42:18-20
3 verses
74%
18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace [with me], and blind as Jehovah's servant?
20Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Job 33:8
73%
8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],
Ps 135:17
73%
17They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.
Prov 5:13
72%
13Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Prov 29:19
72%
19A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, he will not give heed.
Job 40:4
72%
4Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
Ps 32:3
71%
3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.
Job 42:3-4
2 verses
71%
3Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Job 29:11
71%
11For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
Job 29:21
71%
21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
Ps 38:1
71%
1A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Job 20:3
71%
3I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.
Job 19:16
71%
16I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, [Though] I entreat him with my mouth.
Job 31:34
71%
34Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—
Job 30:20
71%
20I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou gazest at me.
Job 13:19
71%
19Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.
Isa 38:15
71%
15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
Ps 55:12
71%
12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:
Job 19:7
71%
7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.
Job 9:14
70%
14How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words [to reason] with him?
Job 4:16
70%
16It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: [There was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],
Dan 10:15
70%
15and when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.
Isa 41:28
70%
28And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
Ps 66:18
70%
18If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:
Ps 55:2
70%
2Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Job 37:20
70%
20Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
Ps 50:21
70%
21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself: [But] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes.
Jer 6:10
70%
10To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
Ps 38:8
70%
8I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Job 33:33
70%
33If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
Jer 22:21
70%
21I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
Ps 31:12
70%
12I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
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 73:22
70%
22So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before thee.
Jer 5:21
70%
21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Isa 32:3
70%
3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.