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Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the LORD is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let <i>not</i> arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD <i>is</i> a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the LORD <i>is</i> the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not go on boasting so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And with Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Boast no more so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And with Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Boast no more so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And with Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not multiply speaking so very proudly; Let arrogance not come out of your mouth; For Yahweh is a God of knowledge, And with Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Do not go on boasting so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And by Him actions are weighed (examined).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogant words come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and actions are weighed by him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogant words come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and actions are weighed by Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I can tell those proud people, "Stop your boasting! Nothing is hidden from the LORD, and he judges what we do." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Do not boast [or] let arrogance come out of your mouth because the LORD is a God of knowledge, and he weighs [our] actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Stop your loud boasting; silence your proud words. For the LORD is a God who knows, and he judges all that people do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't continue to talk proudly, and don't speak arrogantly, for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Don't keep speaking so arrogantly, letting proud talk come out of your mouth! For the LORD is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not speak boastfully or let arrogance come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not multiply—you speak haughtily—The old saying goes out from your mouth, "" For YHWH [is] a God of knowledge, "" And actions are weighed by Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ye multiply not -- ye speak haughtily -- The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge is Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not enlarge; will ye speak proud, proud? shall the impatient thing come forth from your mouth for Jehovah a God of knowledge, and doings were not made equal.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Do not multiply to speak lofty things, boasting: let old matters depart from your mouth: for the Lord is a God of all knowledge, and to him are thoughts prepared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not continue speaking of great things, boasting. Let what is old depart from your mouth. For the Lord is the God of knowledge, and thoughts are prepared for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Speak boastfully no longer, Do not let arrogance issue from your mouths. For an all-knowing God is the LORD, a God who weighs actions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouths; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and no devices can stand before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not multiply speaking great things, and oppression shall not come forth from your mouth, because knowledge is of LORD JEHOVAH, and no schemes shall be established before him!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Multiply not exceeding proud talk; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And by Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Boast not, and utter not high things; let not high-sounding words come out of your mouth, for the Lord <i>is</i> a God of knowledge, and God prepares his own designs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/2-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=318" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Hannah's Prayer of Thanksgiving</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: tar·bū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">boast</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ṯə·ḏab·bə·rū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1364.htm" title="1364: gə·ḇō·hāh (Adj-fs) -- High, exalted. Or gabowahh; from gabahh; elevated, powerful, arrogant.">so proudly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1364.htm" title="1364: ḡə·ḇō·hāh (Adj-fs) -- High, exalted. Or gabowahh; from gabahh; elevated, powerful, arrogant."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6277.htm" title="6277: ‘ā·ṯāq (N-ms) -- Forward, arrogant. From athaq in the sense of license; impudent.">or let arrogance</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: mip·pî·ḵem (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">from your mouth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-msc) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">is a God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1844.htm" title="1844: dê·‘ō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Knowledge. Feminine of dea'; knowledge.">who knows,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3ms) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and by Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5949.htm" title="5949: ‘ă·li·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Or malilah; from alal in the sense of effecting; an exploit, or a performance; by implication, an opportunity.">actions</a> <a href="/hebrew/8505.htm" title="8505: niṯ·kə·nū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to balance, i.e. Measure out; figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling.">are weighed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-2.htm">Proverbs 21:2</a></span><br />All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Luke 1:51</a></span><br />He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-11.htm">Psalm 94:11</a></span><br />The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-3.htm">Romans 12:3</a></span><br />For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36</a></span><br />But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4-5</a></span><br />I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn. / Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-7.htm">1 Corinthians 4:7</a></span><br />For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Psalm 31:18</a></span><br />May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></span><br />I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.</p><p class="hdg">let not arrogancy [heb] hard</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-4.htm">Psalm 94:4</a></b></br> <i>How long</i> shall they utter <i>and</i> speak hard things? <i>and</i> all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a></b></br> The fear of the LORD <i>is</i> to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Isaiah 37:23</a></b></br> Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted <i>thy</i> voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? <i>even</i> against the Holy One of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">a God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-39.htm">1 Kings 8:39</a></b></br> Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, <i>even</i> thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-21.htm">Psalm 44:21</a></b></br> Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-7.htm">Psalm 94:7-10</a></b></br> Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard <i>it</i>… </p><p class="hdg">by him</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-6.htm">Job 31:6</a></b></br> Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-7.htm">Isaiah 26:7</a></b></br> The way of the just <i>is</i> uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/5-27.htm">Daniel 5:27</a></b></br> TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-43.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Arrogancy</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/judges/9-16.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/joshua/9-13.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/acts/4-25.htm">Haughtily</a> <a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/joshua/24-3.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/joshua/22-22.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-14.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-43.htm">Proudly</a> <a href="/judges/13-17.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/ruth/1-18.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/judges/14-7.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/judges/13-11.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/judges/15-8.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/numbers/31-52.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-16.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/21-31.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-7.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/job/35-15.htm">Arrogancy</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-11.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-23.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">Haughtily</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-18.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-15.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-3.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Proudly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-12.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-9.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-1.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-19.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/ezra/4-12.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-5.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-23.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Hannah's song in thankfulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">The sin of Eli's sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">Samuel's ministry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">Eli reproves his sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">A prophecy against Eli's house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Pride is often the root of rebellion against God, as seen in the fall of Lucifer (<a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a>) and the downfall of humanity in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3). The Bible consistently teaches that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). In the context of 1 Samuel, Hannah's prayer contrasts her humility with the pride of those who oppose God, such as the house of Eli, whose sons were corrupt and arrogant (<a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17</a>).<p><b>or let arrogance come from your mouth</b><br>Arrogance is often expressed through speech, revealing the condition of the heart (<a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a>). The Bible emphasizes the power of words and the importance of controlling one's tongue (<a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-6</a>). In ancient Israel, boasting was not only a personal vice but also a societal issue, as leaders and nations often boasted of their strength and achievements, forgetting their dependence on God (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17-18</a>). This warning serves as a reminder to acknowledge God's sovereignty and to speak with humility.<p><b>for the LORD is a God who knows</b><br>This phrase highlights God's omniscience, a fundamental attribute of His nature. God’s knowledge is perfect and complete, encompassing all things past, present, and future (<a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>). In the historical context of 1 Samuel, this truth reassures the faithful that God is aware of their circumstances and the injustices they face. It also serves as a warning to those who act wickedly, as nothing is hidden from God's sight (<a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>).<p><b>and by Him actions are weighed</b><br>God's role as the ultimate judge is emphasized here. He evaluates not only the actions themselves but also the motives behind them (<a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a>). This concept of divine justice is central to the biblical narrative, where God consistently rewards righteousness and punishes wickedness (<a href="/proverbs/21-2.htm">Proverbs 21:2</a>). In the broader context of 1 Samuel, this principle foreshadows the eventual judgment and downfall of Eli's house due to their unrepentant sin (<a href="/1_samuel/3-11.htm">1 Samuel 3:11-14</a>). It also points to the ultimate judgment through Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead (<a href="/2_timothy/4.htm">2 Timothy 4:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hannah.htm">Hannah</a></b><br>The mother of Samuel, who offers this prayer of praise and thanksgiving to God after dedicating her son to the Lord's service.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who is characterized in this verse as omniscient and just, weighing the deeds of individuals.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom this message is directed, serving as a reminder of God's sovereignty and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_pride_and_arrogance.htm">Avoiding Pride and Arrogance</a></b><br>Pride is a sin that distances us from God. We must be vigilant in guarding our hearts and mouths against arrogance, recognizing that all we have is from the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God knows all things, including the thoughts and intentions of our hearts. We should live transparently before Him, understanding that nothing is hidden from His sight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God weighs our deeds, meaning He evaluates our actions with perfect justice. This should encourage us to live righteously and align our actions with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Recognizing God's sovereignty and justice should lead us to humility. We should approach Him with reverence, acknowledging our dependence on His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability.htm">Accountability</a></b><br>Knowing that God weighs our deeds should inspire us to hold ourselves accountable, seeking to live lives that honor Him and reflect His character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_narcissism.htm">What does the Bible say about narcissism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_bullying.htm">What does the Bible say about bullying?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_emotions_and_values_are_in_the_odes.htm">What emotions and values are expressed in the Odes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_david_help_saul's_kin_despite_past.htm">In 2 Samuel 9:3, how do we reconcile David's swift willingness to help Saul's descendant with the longstanding hostilities described elsewhere in 1 and 2 Samuel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">A God of knowledge.</span>--The Hebrew words are placed thus: <span class= "ital">A God of knowledge is the Lord, </span>The Talmud quaintly comments here as follows:--Rabbi Ami says: "Knowledge is of great price, for it is placed between <span class= "ital">two </span>Divine names; as it is written (<a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm" title="Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.">1Samuel 2:3</a>), 'A God of knowledge is the Lord,' and therefore mercy is to be denied to him who has no knowledge; for it is written (<a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm" title="When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them no favor.">Isaiah 27:11</a>), 'It is a people of no understanding, therefore He that made them will not have mercy on them.'"--Treatise <span class= "ital">Berachoth, </span>fol. 33, Colossians 1.<p><span class= "bld">And by him actions are weighed.</span>--This is one of the fifteen places reckoned by the Masorites where in the original Hebrew text, instead of "lo" with an aleph, signifying <span class= "ital">not, </span>"lo" with a vaw, signifying <span class= "ital">to, </span>or <span class= "ital">by him, </span>must be substituted. The amended reading has been followed by the English Version. The meaning is that all men's actions are weighed by God according to their essential worth, all the motives which led to them are by Him, the All-knowing, taken into account before He weighs them.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/2-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">boast</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּרְבּ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tar·bū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so proudly,</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבֹהָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇō·hāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1364.htm">Strong's 1364: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elevated, powerful, arrogant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or let arrogance</span><br /><span class="heb">עָתָ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ṯāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6277.htm">Strong's 6277: </a> </span><span class="str2">Forward, arrogant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">come</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵצֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from your mouth,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפִּיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pî·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who knows,</span><br /><span class="heb">דֵּעוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(dê·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1844.htm">Strong's 1844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Knowledge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and by Him</span><br /><span class="heb">וְל֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">actions</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלִלֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·li·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5949.htm">Strong's 5949: </a> </span><span class="str2">An exploit, a performance, an opportunity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are weighed.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתְכְּנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(niṯ·kə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8505.htm">Strong's 8505: </a> </span><span class="str2">To balance, measure out, arrange, equalize, levelling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 2:3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/2-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/2-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>