21and turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.


In Context

18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have indeed done all this evil: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

21 and turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you a people unto himself.

23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

1 Samuel 12:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:21Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:21And turn ye not aside: for [then should ye go] after vain [things,] which cannot profit nor deliver; for they [are] vain.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:21And turn not aside after vain things which shall never profit you, nor deliver you, because they are vain.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:21and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21and turn ye not aside; for it would be after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21And turn ye not aside: for then would ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21Don't turn aside; for [then you would go] after vain things which can't profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they are vain,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:21And turn you not aside: for then should you go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.