King James Bible
KJVFor the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Translation Comparison
1 Peter 3:12
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
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The verse 1 Peter 3:12 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
|---|---|---|
King James BibleKJV | For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. | |
American Standard VersionASV | For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. | |
English Revised VersionERV | For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. | |
World English BibleWEB | For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.| | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears — to their supplication, and the face of the Lord is upon those doing evil;' | |
American King James VersionAKJV | For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their supplication; but the face of the Lord is set against evil-doers.| |
American Standard Version
ASVFor the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBBecause the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTbecause the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
English Revised Version
ERVFor the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTFor the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
World English Bible
WEBFor the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.|
Young's Literal Translation
YLTbecause the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears — to their supplication, and the face of the Lord is upon those doing evil;'
American King James Version
AKJVFor the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTFor the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their supplication; but the face of the Lord is set against evil-doers.|
King James Bible
KJVFor the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
American Standard Version
ASVFor the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBBecause the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTbecause the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
English Revised Version
ERVFor the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTFor the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
World English Bible
WEBFor the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.|
Young's Literal Translation
YLTbecause the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears — to their supplication, and the face of the Lord is upon those doing evil;'
American King James Version
AKJVFor the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTFor the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their supplication; but the face of the Lord is set against evil-doers.|