11 translations · Hebrew
Jeremiah 17:10
“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”
Jeremiah 17:10 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”
- KJV King James Version
- I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- I, YHWH, search the heart, try the reins, || Even to give to each according to his way, || According to the fruit of his doings.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But I, the Lord, see what people are thinking. I examine their minds, so I can reward them depending on their attitudes and the way they behave.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
- DBY Darby Translation
- I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give each one according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “I, the LORD, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- I am the Lord who search the heart and prove the reins: who give to every one according to his way, and according to the fruit of his devices.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֲנִ֧י | ’ă·nî | I | H589 אֲנִי I |
| יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| חֹקֵ֥ר | ḥō·qêr | search | H2713 חָקַר to search |
| לֵ֖ב | lêḇ | the heart | H3820 לֵב heart |
| בֹּחֵ֣ן | bō·ḥên | I examine | H974 בָּחַן to test |
| כְּלָי֑וֹת | kə·lā·yō·wṯ | the mind | H3629 כִּלְיָה kidney |
| וְלָתֵ֤ת | wə·lā·ṯêṯ | to reward | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
| לְאִישׁ֙ | lə·’îš | a man | H376 אִישׁ man |
| כְּדַרְכּוֹ | kə·ḏar·kō | according to his way | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
| כִּפְרִ֖י | kip̄·rî | deserve | H6529 פְּרִי fruit |
| מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ס | ma·‘ă·lā·lāw | by what his deeds | H4611 מַעֲלָל deed |
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 16:7
But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
- Romans 8:27
He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.
- Jeremiah 11:20
But, Yahweh of Armies, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, I will see your vengeance on them; for to you I have revealed my cause.
- Hebrews 4:12–13
For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
- Revelation 2:23
I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
- Psalm 139:23–24
Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
- Jeremiah 32:19
great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings;
- Jeremiah 20:12
But, Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you I have revealed my cause.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- Galatians 6:7–8
Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
8 For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green; and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
10 “I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”
11 As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the middle of his days, they will leave him. At his end, he will be a fool.
12 A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
Read all of Jeremiah 17 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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