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1 Samuel 2:3
3“Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.
1 Samuel 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions.
Context of 1 Samuel 2:3
1Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. 2“There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed. 4“The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength. 5Those who were full hire themselves out for food, but those who were hungry are hungry no more. She who was barren has borne seven children, but she who has had many sons pines away.
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אַל־תַּרְבּ֤וּ תְדַבְּרוּ֙ גְּבֹהָ֣ה גְבֹהָ֔ה יֵצֵ֥א עָתָ֖ק מִפִּיכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י אֵ֤ל דֵּעוֹת֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְל֥וֹ נִתְכְּנ֖וּ עֲלִלֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Talkדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- no moreרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
- so exceedingגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364
- arrogancyעָתָק‛âthâq · arrogantH6277
- comeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: speakH3318
- out of your mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- a Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- of knowledgeדֵּעָהdê‛âh · knowledgeH1844
- and by him actionsעֲלִילָה‛ălîylâh ‛ălilâh · wantonnessH5949
- are weighedתָּכַןtâkan · to measureH8505
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:3
- Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
- Proverbs 8:13To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
- Isaiah 37:23Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- Daniel 4:30he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”
- Malachi 3:13“You have spoken arrogantly against me,” says the Lord. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we said against you?’
- Jude 1:15to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
- 1 Kings 8:39then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know every human heart),
- Psalms 44:21would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart?
- Psalms 94:7They say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.”
- Psalms 147:5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
- Jeremiah 17:10“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
- Revelation 2:23I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
- Job 31:6let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless—
- Isaiah 26:7The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
- Daniel 5:27Tekel : You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3A God of knowledge - He is the most wise, teaching all good, and knowing all things. Actions are weighed - נתכנו nithkenu, they are directed; it is by his counsel alone that we can successfully begin, continue, or end, any work.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance…: Peninnah showed this attitude (see 1 Samuel 1:6–7). In contrast, Hannah was humbly dependent on God. This means she did not think too highly of herself. Instead, she trusted in God and relied on him for help.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111Sa 2:1-11. Hannah's Song in Thankfulness to God. 1. Hannah prayed, and said--Praise and prayer are inseparably conjoined in Scripture (Col 4:2; 1Ti 2:1). This beautiful song was her tribute of thanks for the divine goodness in answering her petition. mine horn is exalted in the Lord--Allusion is here made to a peculiarity in the dress of Eastern women about Lebanon, which seems to have obtained anciently among the Israelite women, that of wearing a tin…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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