Psalms 73:15

¹³ Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

¹⁴ For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

¹⁶ When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

¹⁷ until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

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

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BSB: If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
KJV: If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
WEB: If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
ASV: If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.
DARBY: If I said, I will speak thus, behold, I should be faithless to the generation of thy children.
BLB: If I had said, “I will speak like this,” behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your sons.

ÅB: Dersom jeg hadde sagt: Jeg vil tale slik[^2], se, da hadde jeg vært troløs mot dine barns slekt.
OTB: Hadde jeg bestemt meg for å tale slik,
Se, da ville jeg vært troløs mot dine barn.
B1930: Dersom jeg hadde sagt: Jeg vil tale således, se, da hadde jeg vært troløs mot dine barns slekt. / < SLM 73, 13. 14.>

Matthew 18:6–7
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Romans 14:15
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Malachi 2:8
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1 Peter 2:9
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Psalms 14:5
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