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Psalms 78:37

Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant.

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ASV

For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.

KJV

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomand heart theirH3820 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
נָכ֣וֹןna.Khon[was] steadfastH3559 →
עִמּ֑וֹi.Mowith himH5973 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
נֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּne.'em.Nuthey were faithfulH539 →
בִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃biv.ri.Toin covenant hisH1285 →

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1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.Acts 8:21You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.John 6:26Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.2 Chronicles 25:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.Colossians 2:5For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.Hosea 7:16They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.Deuteronomy 31:20When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.Hosea 10:2Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.Psalms 119:80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.Hosea 7:14They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.2 Chronicles 12:14And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.Psalms 44:17–18All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.1 Kings 19:14“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”Ezra 10:12And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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