Psalm 144:12 “Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughte…”

Psalm 144:12

Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

World English Bible

Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

American Standard Version

When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

Geneva Bible 1599

That our sonnes may be as the plantes growing vp in their youth, and our daughters as the corner stones, grauen after the similitude of a palace:

Darby Translation

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:

Young's Literal Translation

Because our sons [are] as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished — the likeness of a palace,

Bible in Basic English

Our sons are like tall young plants; and our daughters like the shining stones of a king's house;

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Cross references

“as plants”

Psalm 128:3 Isaiah 44:3–5 Lamentations 4:2 Psalm 115:14 Psalm 115:15 Psalm 127:4

Psalm 128:3 · BSB

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.

Isaiah 44:3–5 · BSB

For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.

Lamentations 4:2 · BSB

How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!

Psalm 115:14 · BSB

May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.

Psalm 115:15 · BSB

May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 127:4 · BSB

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.

“as corner stones”

Job 42:15 Proverbs 31:10–27 Isaiah 3:16–24

Job 42:15 · BSB

No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.

Proverbs 31:10–27 · BSB

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Isaiah 3:16–24 · BSB

The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty— walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—

“the similitude”

1 Peter 3:3–6 Song of Solomon 8:8 Song of Solomon 8:9

1 Peter 3:3–6 · BSB

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

Song of Solomon 8:8 · BSB

We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?

Song of Solomon 8:9 · BSB

If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

13Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.

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