Philippians 4:12

Updated: June 3, 2025
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I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.
World English Bible (WEB)
{G1161} I know{G1492}{(G5758)} both how to be abased{G5013}{(G5745)}, and{G2532} I know{G1492}{(G5758)} how to abound{G4052}{(G5721)}: every where{G1722}{G3956} and{G2532} in{G1722} all things{G3956} I am instructed{G3453}{(G5769)} both{G2532} to be full{G5526}{(G5745)} and{G2532} to be hungry{G3983}{(G5721)}, both{G2532} to abound{G4052}{(G5721)} and{G2532} to suffer need{G5302}{(G5745)}.
KJV with Strongs
(12) I know humility and I also know surplus! In any and everything, I've learned the secret, being filled and being hungry, both surplus and lack,
The F.O.G
[12] I know what it's like to have nothing, and I know what it's like to have plenty. I've learned the secret of being satisfied in every situation - whether well-fed or hungry, living in plenty or in want.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
I have known both to be abased, and I have known to abound; in everything and in all things I have been initiated, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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