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Taste and See That the LORD Is Good

Psalms 34:11

In 11 translations

BSB
Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
KJV
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
WEB
Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
ASV
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
LSV
Come, children, listen to me, || I teach you the fear of YHWH.
YLT
Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.
DBY
Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
DRC33:12
Come, children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
GNV
Come children, hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of the Lord.
JPS34:12
Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
LXXE33:12
Come, ye children, hear me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

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Original-language editions

WLC34:12
לְֽכוּ־בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י יִֽרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃KJV:Ps.34.11
LXX-Br33:12
Δεῦτε τέκνα, ἀκούσατέ μου, φόβον Κυρίου διδάξω ὑμᾶς.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
  • Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
  • Proverbs 2:1–9My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, if…
  • Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
  • Isaiah 28:9Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
  • Psalms 66:16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
  • Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
  • Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
  • Matthew 18:2–4Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like…
  • Proverbs 7:24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
  • Proverbs 8:32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
  • Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
  • 2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  • Mark 10:14–16But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the…
  • Ecclesiastes 11:9–12:1Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to…
  • John 13:33Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

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  • 34:12 in some Bibles
  • 34:11 in most Bibles

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