Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 12:21
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.
Amplified® Bible
And turn not aside after vain {and} worthless things which cannot profit or deliver you, for they are empty {and} futile.
Contemporary English Version
Don't worship idols! They don't have any power, and they can't help you or save you when you're in trouble.
Darby English Version
and turn ye not aside; for [it would be] after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
Good News Bible
Don't go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real.
King James Version
And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
New American Standard Bible
"You must not turn aside, for {then you would go} after futile things which can not profit or deliver, because they are futile.
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You must not turn aside, for then you would go after futile things which cannot profit or deliver, because they will prove futile.
Revised Standard Version
and do not turn aside after vain things which cannot profit or save, for they are vain.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they `are' vain,
