Psalms 105:22 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 105:16-22 MSG (The Message)
Then he called down a famine on the country, he broke every last blade of wheat. But he sent a man on ahead: Joseph, sold as a slave. They put cruel chains on his ankles, an iron collar around his neck, Until God’s word came to the Pharaoh, and GOD confirmed his promise. God sent the king to release him. The Pharaoh set Joseph free; He appointed him master of his palace, put him in charge of all his business To personally instruct his princes and train his advisors in wisdom.
Psalms 105:22 KJV (King James Version)
To bind his princes at his pleasure; And teach his senators wisdom.
Psalms 105:22 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
To imprison his princes at will, That he might teach his elders wisdom.
Psalms 105:22 NCV (New Century Version)
He could order the princes as he wished. He taught the older men to be wise.
Psalms 105:22 ASV (American Standard Version)
To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.
Psalms 105:22 NIV (New International Version)
to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
Psalms 105:22 NKJV (New King James Version)
To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.
Psalms 105:22 AMP (Amplified Bible)
To imprison his princes at his will, That he might teach his elders wisdom.
Psalms 105:22 NLT (New Living Translation)
He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers.
Psalms 105:22 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Pharoah gave him authority over all the princes of the land, and Joseph became the teacher of wisdom to the king’s advisers.
Psalms 105:22 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom.