1 Samuel 25:33 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and blessed [is] thy discretion, and blessed [art] thou in that thou hast restrained me this day from coming in with blood, and to restrain my hand to myself.

English ASV

and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

English Amplified

And blessed be your discretion and advice, and blessed be you who have kept me today from bloodguiltiness and from avenging myself with my own hand.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And blessed be your discretion and advice, and blessed be you who have kept me today from bloodguiltiness and from avenging myself with my own hand.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

May your discernment be blessed, and may you be blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

English EASY 2024

I thank you for your wisdom. May the Lord bless you because of what you have done to help me. You have stopped me from killing people today. I would have punished these people myself.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

God bless you for your good judgment. You kept me from killing innocent people today.

Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from avenging myself with my own hand!

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Thank God for your good sense and for what you have done today in keeping me from the crime of murder and from taking my own revenge.

English God's Word - GW 1995

May your good judgment be blessed. Also, may you be blessed for keeping me from slaughtering people today and from getting a victory by my own efforts.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.

English KJV 1611

And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

English LSB

and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from saving myself by my own hand.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you who have kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with my own hand.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Blessed be your good judgment and blessed be you yourself, who this day have prevented me from shedding blood and from avenging myself personally.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

May the Lord bless you for what you have done. You have shown a lot of good sense. You have kept me from killing Nabal and his men this very day. You have kept me from using my own hands to get even.

English NIV

May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.

English NKJ 1982

And blessed is your advice and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.

English NLT

Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murdering the man and carrying out vengeance with my own hands.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who have kept me today from bloodguilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from avenging myself with my own hand!

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murdering the man and carrying out vengeance with my own hands.

English Tyndale 1537

And blessed be thy behaviour, and blessed be thou which hath kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with mine own hand.