KJV ORIGINAL
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You've been telling lies that crush good people's hearts — people I never wanted to hurt. And you've been encouraging evil people to keep doing wrong by promising them everything will be fine when it won't.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
False hope for the wrong people and discouragement for the right ones? That's not from God.
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