11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 119:9
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
Psalm 119:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
- KJV King James Version
- Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- [BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- How does a young person remain pure? By following what you say.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- [Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
- DBY Darby Translation
- BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed to it , according to thy word.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 118:9 in this edition
- BETH. By what doth a young man correct his way? by observing thy words.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| בַּמֶּ֣ה | bam·meh | How | H4100 מָה what? |
| יְזַכֶּה־ | yə·zak·keh- | pure | H2135 זָכָה to clean |
| נַּ֭עַר | na·‘ar | can a young man | H5288 נַ֫עַר youth |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| אָרְח֑וֹ | ’ā·rə·ḥōw | keep his way | H734 אֹ֫רַח way |
| לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר | liš·mōr | By guarding it | H8104 שָׁמַר to keep: obey |
| כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ | kiḏ·ḇā·re·ḵā | according to Your word | H1697 דָּבָר word |
Related verses
- 2 Timothy 2:22
Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- James 1:21–25
Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror; …
- 2 Timothy 3:15–17
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus. Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- Joshua 1:7
Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.
- Psalm 25:7
Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.
- Psalm 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
- Titus 2:4–6
that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed. Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;
- Psalm 1:1–3
Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
- Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
- Psalm 34:11
Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.
8 I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me.
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
10 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Read all of Psalm 119 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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