Psalm 11:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.

New Living Translation
The LORD examines both the righteous and the wicked. He hates those who love violence.

English Standard Version
The LORD tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

Berean Study Bible
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And His soul hates one who loves violence.

NASB 1995
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates.

NASB 1977
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates.

Amplified Bible
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD examines the righteous, but he hates the wicked and those who love violence.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD examines the righteous and the wicked. He hates the lover of violence.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD tests honest people, but despises those who are cruel and love violence.

Good News Translation
He examines the good and the wicked alike; the lawless he hates with all his heart.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD tests righteous people, but he hates wicked people and the ones who love violence.

International Standard Version
The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence, he hates.

NET Bible
The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

New King James Version
The LORD tests the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD tests the righteous: but the wicked and him that loves violence his soul hates.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence his soul hates.

World English Bible
Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.

American King James Version
The LORD tries the righteous: but the wicked and him that loves violence his soul hates.

American Standard Version
Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

A Faithful Version
The LORD tries the righteous, but His soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

Darby Bible Translation
Jehovah trieth the righteous one; but the wicked, and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth.

English Revised Version
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The Lorde will try the righteous: but the wicked and him that loueth iniquitie, doeth his soule hate.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
God wyll trye the righteous: but his soule abhorreth the vngodly, and hym that delighteth in wickednes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The LORDE seith both the rightuous and vngodly, but who so deliteth in wickednes, him his soule abhorreth.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
YHWH tries the righteous. And the wicked and the lover of violence, "" His soul has hated,

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,

Smith's Literal Translation
Jehovah will try the just one: and the unjust and him loving violence, his soul hated.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity hateth his own soul.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The Lord questions the just and the impious. Yet he who loves iniquity, hates his own soul.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH examines the righteous ones; the evil and those who love evil his soul has hated.

Lamsa Bible
The LORD tries the righteous and the wicked; but his soul hates him that loves violence.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The LORD trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence His soul hateth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The Lord tries the righteous and the ungodly: and he that loves unrighteousness hates his own soul.
















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