1 Samuel 12:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 12:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 12:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 12:21 — KJV
“And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.”
— 1 Samuel 12:21 (KJV)
1 Samuel 12:21 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 12:21
“Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. deliver...: Heb. turn thee aside”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:21: turn, aside, then
“He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:21: turn, aside, cannot
“If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:21: then, after, things
“And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:21: turn, aside, then
“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:21: then, should, after
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