Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And He will not judge by what His eyes
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
King James Version
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
Holman Bible
He will not judge
by what He sees with His eyes,
He will not execute justice
by what He hears with His ears,
International Standard Version
His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He won't judge by what his eyes see, nor decide disputes by what his ears hear,
A Conservative Version
And his delight shall be in the fear of LORD. And he shall not judge according to the sight of his eyes, nor decide according to the hearing of his ears,
American Standard Version
And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;
Amplified
And He will delight in the fear of the Lord,
And He will not judge by what His eyes see,
Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;
Bible in Basic English
And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:
Darby Translation
And his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears;
Julia Smith Translation
His sweet odor in the fear of Jehovah: and not according to the seeing of his eyes shall he judge, and not according to the hearing of his ears shall he decide.
King James 2000
And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And his {breath} [is] in the fear of Yahweh. And he shall judge not by his eyesight, and he shall rebuke not by {what he hears with} his ears.
Modern King James verseion
And He is made to breathe in the fear of Jehovah. And He shall not judge according to the sight of His eyes, nor decide by the hearing of His ears.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes: neither shall rebuke after the hearing of his ears.
NET Bible
He will take delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.
New Heart English Bible
His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;
The Emphasized Bible
So will he find fragrance, in the reverence of Yahweh, And not, by the sight of his eyes, will he judge, Nor by the hearing of his ears, will he decide;
Webster
And will make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he will not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
World English Bible
His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;
Youngs Literal Translation
To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.
Themes
Branch of jesse » The coming of the branch of jesse
Insight » Spiritual discemment
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Discernment
Topics
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Ruwach
Shaphat
Mar'eh
`ayin
Yakach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 11:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Branch's Righteous Reign
2
And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD,
3
And He will not judge by what His eyes
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
Names
Cross References
John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.
1 Samuel 16:7
And the LORD replied unto Samuel, Do not look on his countenance or on the height of his stature because I have refused him, for it is not as man sees, for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.
2 Samuel 14:17
Then thy handmaid said, Let the word of my lord the king bring rest; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and evil; and let the LORD thy God be with thee.
1 Kings 3:9
Give, therefore, thy slave a hearing heart to judge thy people that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this thy so great a people?
1 Kings 3:28
And all Israel heard of that judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to judge.
Job 12:11
Certainly the ear proves words and the mouth tastes foods.
Job 34:3
For the ear tries words, as the mouth tastes food.
Proverbs 2:5
then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:9
Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity, yea, every good path.
Isaiah 33:6
And in thy times wisdom and knowledge, and the strength of salvation shall reign: the fear of the LORD shall be his treasure.
Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in age and in grace with God and men.
John 2:25
and needed not that any man should give testimony, for he knew what was in man.
John 8:15-16
Ye judge after the flesh, but I judge no one.
1 Corinthians 2:13-15
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but with doctrine of the Holy Spirit, jointly fitting spiritual things by spiritual means.
1 Corinthians 4:3-5
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by man's judgment; I do not even judge my own self.
Philippians 1:9-10
And this I pray that your charity may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all perception,
Hebrews 5:14
But strong food belongs to those that are perfect, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.