1 Samuel 12:21

You should not turn aside after empty things that can’t profit and can’t deliver, since they are empty. ¹ 

biblegateway 1Sa 12:21

Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.

biblegateway 1Sa 12:21

"You must not turn aside, for then you would go after futile things which can not profit or deliver, because they are futile.

biblegateway 1Sa 12:21

Don’t go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you––they really are useless!

biblegateway 1Sa 12:21

Don't chase after ghost-gods.

SABDAweb 1Sa 12:21

And do not go from the right way turning to those false gods in which there is no profit and no salvation, for they are false.

bibleoremus 1Sa 12:21

and do not turn aside after useless things that cannot profit or save, for they are useless.

biblegateway 1Sa 12:21

"And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.

biblegateway 1Sa 12:21

You should not turn aside after empty things that can’t profit and can’t deliver, since they are empty. ¹ 

¹ tn Or “useless” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “nothing”; NASB “futile”; TEV “are not real.”