Psalms 94:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.

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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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Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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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 Cor 3:20 : 20 and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.
Job 11:11-12 : 11 For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not. 12 But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass's colt.
Ps 49:10-13 : 10 For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [And] their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names. 12 But man [being] in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish. 13 This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. {H5542}
Rom 1:21-22 : 21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
1 Cor 1:19 : 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.
1 Cor 1:21 : 21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.
1 Cor 1:25 : 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

1 Cor 3:20
81%
20and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.
Job 11:11
77%
11For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.
Ps 144:3-4
2 verses
74%
3Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
4Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Ps 94:10
74%
10He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, [Even] he that teacheth man knowledge?
Ps 139:23
73%
23Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;
Ps 103:14
73%
14For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
Ps 139:1-2
2 verses
72%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.
Ps 94:12
72%
12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;
Ps 92:5-6
2 verses
72%
5How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.
6A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:
Ps 44:21
72%
21Will not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Ps 73:11
72%
11And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?
Eccl 6:11
72%
11Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Jer 10:23
71%
23O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Prov 19:3
71%
3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Job 21:27
71%
27Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would wrong me.
Jer 17:9-10
2 verses
71%
9The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
10I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
Prov 20:24
71%
24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
Isa 55:8
70%
8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
Prov 16:1-2
2 verses
70%
1The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Rom 11:34
70%
34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Ps 39:4-6
3 verses
70%
4Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.
5Behold, thou hast made my days [as] handbreadths; And my life-time is as nothing before thee: Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. {H5542}
6[Surely every man] [walketh] [in a vain show;] [Surely they are disquieted] [in vain:] [He heapeth up] [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Prov 21:2
70%
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.
1 Cor 2:11
70%
11For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save {G3361} the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save {G3361} the Spirit of God.
Ps 139:17
70%
17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
Job 28:23
70%
23God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.
Job 17:11
70%
11My days are past, my purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts of my heart.
Job 7:17
70%
17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
Ezek 11:5
69%
5And the Spirit of Jehovah fell upon me, and he said unto me, Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
Ps 146:4
69%
4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
Ps 33:11
69%
11The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Prov 15:11
69%
11Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men!
1 Sam 2:3
69%
3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.
Ps 94:8
69%
8Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Ps 39:11
69%
11When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: Surely every man is vanity. Selah
Prov 5:21
69%
21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
Prov 24:12
69%
12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?
Ps 90:11
69%
11Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?
Prov 16:9
69%
9A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
Jer 51:18
69%
18They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Prov 19:21
69%
21There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
Job 34:21
69%
21For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.
Ps 14:2
69%
2Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.
Jer 29:11
69%
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.