Genesis 49:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.”
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“May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.”
King James Version · Public Domain“O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 49:6 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 34:25Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
- Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
- Deuteronomy 27:24‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Judges 5:21The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Psalms 5:10Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
- Psalms 16:9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
- Psalms 26:4I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
- Psalms 26:9Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
- Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
- Psalms 30:12that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
- Psalms 42:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
- Psalms 42:11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalms 43:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalms 57:8Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
- Psalms 64:2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
- Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
- Psalms 103:1Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- Psalms 139:19O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
- Proverbs 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
- Proverbs 12:5The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
- Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
- Jeremiah 15:17I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
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