Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And those understanding shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those justifying many, as the stars forever and ever.

New American Standard Bible

Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

King James Version

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Holman Bible

Those who are wise will shine
like the bright expanse of the heavens,
and those who lead many to righteousness,
like the stars forever and ever.

International Standard Version

Those who manifest wisdom will shine like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who turn many to righteousness will shine like the stars for ever and ever.

A Conservative Version

And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

American Standard Version

And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Amplified

Those who are [spiritually] wise will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead many to righteousness, [will shine] like the stars forever and ever.

Bible in Basic English

And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.

Darby Translation

And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and they that turn the many to righteousness as the stars, for ever and ever.

King James 2000

And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But the [ones] having insight will shine like the brightness of the expanse, and [the ones] providing justice [for] the many [will be] like the stars {forever and ever}.

Modern King James verseion

And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the sky; and those who turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever and ever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The wise, such as have taught others, shall glister as the shining of heaven: and those that have instructed the multitude unto Godliness, shall be as the stars, world without end.

NET Bible

But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.

New Heart English Bible

And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.

The Emphasized Bible

and, they who make wise, shall shine like the shining of the expanse, - and, they who bring the many to righteousness, like the stars to times age-abiding and beyond.

Webster

And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

World English Bible

Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

Youngs Literal Translation

And those teaching do shine as the brightness of the expanse, and those justifying the multitude as stars to the age and for ever.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
זהר 
Zahar 
Usage: 22

as the brightness
זהר 
Zohar 
Usage: 2

of the firmament
רקיע 
Raqiya` 
Usage: 17

as the stars
כּוכב 
Kowkab 
Usage: 37

עלם עולם 
`owlam 
Usage: 438

Context Readings

Kings Of The South And The North

2 And many sleeping in the earth of dust shall awake, these to eternal life, and these to reproach and eternal abhorrence. 3 And those understanding shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those justifying many, as the stars forever and ever. 4 And thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run through and knowledge shall be multiplied.

Cross References

Daniel 11:33

And those understanding of the people shall cause to understand to many: and they were weak by the sword, and by flame, and by captivity, and by plunder, days.

Matthew 13:43

Then shall the just emit a brilliant light as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He having ears to hear, let him hear.

Daniel 11:35

And from those understanding shall be weak to try upon them to separate, to become white even to the time of the end: for yet at the appointment

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the just as the light shining, going and shining even to the day prepared.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the just a tree of life; and he taking souls is wise.

Jeremiah 23:22

And if they stood in my consultation, and they will cause my people to hear my word, and turn them back from their evil way and from the evil of their doings.

Matthew 19:28

And Jesus said to them, Verily I say to you, That ye having followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man should sit upon the throne of his glory, shall be seated ye also upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 24:45

Who then is the faithful and discerning servant, which his lord set over his attendance, to give them food in due season

Luke 1:16-17

And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn back to the Lord their God.

John 4:36

And he reaping receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life: that he sowing might rejoice together and he reaping.

John 5:35

He was a burning and manifest light: and ye wished to rejoice for a time in his light.

Acts 13:1

And certain prophets and teachers were in the church being in Antioch; as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

1 Corinthians 3:10

According to the grace of God given to me, as a wise chief-architect, I have laid the foundation, and another builds upon. And let each see how he builds upon.

1 Corinthians 15:40-42

And celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies: but truly one the glory of the celestial, and another that of the terrestrial.

Ephesians 4:11

And truly he gave the sent; and the prophets; and the bearers of good tidings; and the shepherds, and the teachers;

Philippians 2:16-17

Holding on to the word of life; for boasting to me in the day of Christ, for I ran not in vain, nor was I wearied in vain.

1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

For what our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Are not also ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his arrival?

Hebrews 5:12

For also ye ought to be teachers for the time, again ye have need for some one to teach you the elements of the beginning of the sayings of God; and have become those having need of milk, and not of firm food.

James 5:19-20

Brethren, if any among you be led astray from the truth, and any should turn him back;

2 Peter 3:15

And the longsuffering of our Lord deem ye salvation; as also our dearly beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you;

Revelation 1:20

The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest upon my right hand, and the seven golden chandeliers. The seven stars are the messengers of the seven churches: and the seven chandeliers which thou sawest are the seven churches.

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain