Parallel Verses
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;
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,
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
Interlinear
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 Jehovah 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 Jehovah. 3 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; 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Names
Cross References
John 7:24
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
1 Samuel 16:7
But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.
2 Samuel 14:17
Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and Jehovah thy God be with thee.
1 Kings 3:9
Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?
1 Kings 3:28
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
Job 12:11
Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?
Job 34:3
For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.
Proverbs 2:5
Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:9
Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea , every good path.
Isaiah 33:6
And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.
Luke 2:52
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
John 2:25
and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
John 8:15-16
Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
1 Corinthians 2:13-15
Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with spiritual words .
1 Corinthians 4:3-5
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
Philippians 1:9-10
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.