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1 Samuel 12:21

King James Version

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

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American Standard Version

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

Christian Standard Bible

Don’t turn away to follow worthless things that can’t profit or rescue you; they are worthless.

English Standard Version

And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty.

New American Standard Bible

Indeed, you must not turn aside, for then you would go after useless things which cannot benefit or save, because they are useless.

New International Version

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

New King James Version

And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.

New Living Translation

Don’t go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you—they are totally useless!

World English Bible

Don’t turn away to go after vain things which can’t profit or deliver, for they are vain.