Bible in Basic English
"My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:"
— Proverbs 24:21, Bible in Basic English
“My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:”
“My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change: ”
“My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:”
“Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,”
“My son, fear the Lord, and the king: and have nothing to do with detractors.”
“My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:”
For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.