Malachi 2:6

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⁴ Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.

⁵ “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.

⁷ For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

⁸ But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.
KJV: The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
WEB: The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
ASV: The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
DARBY: The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.
BLB: The law of truth was in his mouth, and injustice was not found on his lips; in peace and in uprightness He walked with Me, and many did he turn away from iniquity.

ÅB: Sannhets lov var i hans munn, og urett ble ikke funnet på hans lepper; i fred og ærlighet vandret han med meg, og mange omvendte han fra misgjerning.
OTB: Sann undervisning var i hans munn, og ingen urett ble funnet på hans lepper. Han vandret med meg i fred og rettskaffenhet, og vendte mange fra urett.
B1930: Sannhets lov var i hans munn, og urett blev ikke funnet på hans leber; i fred og ærlighet vandret han med mig, og mange omvendte han fra misgjerning.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 12:3
Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
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2 Timothy 2:15–16
Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
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Revelation 14:5
And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
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Jeremiah 23:22
But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
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James 5:19–20
My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
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Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
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Luke 1:6
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
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Titus 1:7–9
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
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