1 Samuel 12:21
1 Samuel 12:20-22 The Message (MSG)
Samuel said to them, “Don’t be fearful. It’s true that you have done something very wrong. All the same, don’t turn your back on GOD. Worship and serve him heart and soul! Don’t chase after ghost-gods. There’s nothing to them. They can’t help you. They’re nothing but ghost-gods! GOD, simply because of who he is, is not going to walk off and leave his people. GOD took delight in making you into his very own people.
1 Samuel 12:21 King James Version (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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
You must not turn aside, for then you would go after futile things which can not profit or deliver, because they are futile.
1 Samuel 12:21 New Century Version (NCV)
Idols are of no use, so don’t worship them. They can’t help you or save you. They are useless!
1 Samuel 12:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.
1 Samuel 12:21 New International Version (NIV)
Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.
1 Samuel 12:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.
1 Samuel 12:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
You must not turn away, for then you would go after futile things which cannot profit or rescue, because they are futile.