Parallel Verses
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.
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:
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 Yahweh shall rest on him-- a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and might, a spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh. 3 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. 4 But he shall judge [the] poor with righteousness, and he shall decide for [the] needy of [the] earth with rectitude. And he shall strike [the] earth with the rod of his mouth, and he shall kill [the] wicked person with the breath of his lips.
Names
Cross References
John 7:24
Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!"
1 Samuel 16:7
But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For [God does] not [see] what man sees, for a man {looks on the outward appearance}, but Yahweh {looks on the heart}."
2 Samuel 14:17
Your servant also thought, 'May the word of my lord the king {bring rest}, for as an angel of God, so [is] my lord the king, {to sense what is good and what is bad}.' May Yahweh your God be with you."
1 Kings 3:9
Give to your servant a listening heart to judge your people, to discern between good and bad, because who is able to judge this, your difficult people?"
1 Kings 3:28
When all of Israel heard the judgment that the king had rendered, they {stood in awe} of the king, because they realized that the wisdom of God was in him to execute justice.
Job 12:11
Does not [the] ear test words and [the] palate taste food for itself?
Job 34:3
for [the] ear tests words, and [the] palate tastes {food}.
Proverbs 2:5
then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and the knowledge of God you will find.
Proverbs 2:9
Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness--every good course--
Isaiah 33:6
and he will be the security of your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh [is] his treasure.
Luke 2:52
And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and [with] people.
John 2:25
and because he did not {need} anyone {to testify} about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
John 8:15-16
You judge according to externals; I do not judge anyone.
1 Corinthians 2:13-15
[things] which we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in [words] taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual [things] to spiritual [people].
1 Corinthians 4:3-5
But to me it is a very little matter that I be judged by you or by a human court, but I do not [even] judge myself.
Philippians 1:9-10
And this I pray: that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have trained their faculties for the distinguishing of both good and evil.