Though I speak with the tongues of men
and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a
tinkling cymbal.
BSB
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
WEB
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
YLT
If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;
F.O.G Original
(1) If I speak the tongues of men and of the angelic messengers, but I don’t have love, I have become a ringing brass or a wailing cymbal.
F.O.G
(1) If I speak the tongues of men and of the angelic messengers, but I don’t have love, I have become a ringing brass or a wailing cymbal.
F.O.G MSG
¹If I could speak every language on earth and even the mysterious tongues of angelsᵃ, but didn’t have love flowing through me, I’d be nothing more than a clanging gong or a crashing cymbal—just noise without meaning.
Footnotes:
¹ᵃ Tongues of angels: A reference to supernatural spiritual languages, likely used by angels in worship and communication with God.