Other translations
American Standard Version
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Heavens are high and the Earth deep, and the heart of the King is unsearchable.
Darby Bible Translation
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
God's Word
[Like] the high heavens and the deep earth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
As the heaven is high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.
International Standard Version
Just as the heavens are high and earth is deep, so the heart of a king is unfathomable.
NET Bible
As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
New American Standard Bible
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
New International Version
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
New Living Translation
No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth, or all that goes on in the king's mind!
Webster's Bible Translation
The heaven for hight, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
The World English Bible
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
EasyEnglish Bible
You can never know all the thoughts of a king. They go high above the sky and deep below the earth.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- [are] unsearchable.
New Life Version
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the heart of kings is more than can be known.
The Voice Bible
As the heights of heaven and the depths of earth are beyond comprehension, so are the hearts of kings.
Living Bible
It is God’s privilege to conceal things, and the king’s privilege to discover and invent. You cannot understand the height of heaven, the size of the earth, or all that goes on in the king’s mind!
New Catholic Bible
Like the heavens in height and the earth in depth, the heart of a king is unfathomable.
Legacy Standard Bible
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Jubilee Bible 2000
For the height of the heavens and depth of the earth and for the heart of kings, there is no investigation.
Christian Standard Bible
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.
Amplified Bible © 1954
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, so the hearts and minds of kings are unsearchable.
New Century Version
No one can measure the height of the skies or the depth of the earth. So also no one can understand the mind of a king.
The Message
Like the horizons for breadth and the ocean for depth, the understanding of a good leader is broad and deep.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
As heaven is high and earth is deep, so there is no searching the heart of kings.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
Good News Translation®
You never know what a king is thinking; his thoughts are beyond us, like the heights of the sky or the depths of the ocean.
Wycliffe Bible
Heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. (The heavens be above, and the earth is beneath, and a king’s heart is unsearchable.)
Contemporary English Version
Who can fully understand the thoughts of a ruler? They reach beyond the sky and go deep in the earth.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
Common English Bible © 2011
Like the high heavens and the depths of the earth, so the mind of a king is unsearchable.
Amplified Bible © 2015
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the hearts and minds of kings are unsearchable.
English Standard Version Anglicised
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Like the heavens in height, and the earth in depth, the heart of kings is unfathomable.
New American Standard Bible
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
The Expanded Bible
No one can ·measure [examine] the height of the skies or the depth of the earth. So also no one can ·understand [examine] the ·mind [L heart] of a king.
Tree of Life Version
As high as heaven and deep as earth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
Revised Standard Version
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
New International Reader's Version
The heavens are high and the earth is deep. In the same way, the minds of kings are impossible to figure out.
BRG Bible
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Complete Jewish Bible
Like the sky for height or the earth for depth is the heart of kings — unfathomable.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The Shomayim for height, and Eretz for depth, so the lev melachim is unsearchable.
Names of God Bible
Like the high heavens and the deep earth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
Modern English Version
As the heaven for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Easy-to-Read Version
We cannot discover how high the sky is above us or how deep the earth is below. The same is true with the minds of kings. We cannot understand them.
International Children’s Bible
No one can measure the height of the skies or the depth of the earth. So also no one can understand the mind of a king.
Lexham English Bible
As heaven is to height and the earth is to depth, so is the heart of kings—there is no searching.
New International Version - UK
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.