Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

And He will delight in the fear of the Lord,
And He will not judge by what His eyes see,
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

His delight will be in the fear of the Lord.
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 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 11

in the fear
יראה 
Yir'ah 
Usage: 45

of the Lord

Usage: 0

and he shall not judge
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 203

after the sight
מראה 
Mar'eh 
Usage: 104

of his eyes
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

משׁמע 
Mishma` 
Usage: 1

Context Readings

The Branch's Righteous Reign

2 And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest on 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 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. 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with uprightness for the meek of the earth. And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

Cross References

John 7:24

Do not judge according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.

1 Samuel 16:7

But Jehovah said to Samuel, Do not look on his face, nor on his height, because I have refused him. For He does not see as man sees. For man looks on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looks on the heart.

2 Samuel 14:17

And your handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comforting. For as an angel of God, so is my lord the king, to see what is good and bad. And Jehovah your God will be with you.

1 Kings 3:9

And give to Your servant an understanding heart, to judge Your people, to discern between good and bad. For who is able to judge this, Your 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 judgment.

Job 12:11

Does not the ear try words? And does not the mouth taste its food?

Job 34:3

For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.

Proverbs 2:5

then you shall understand the fear of Jehovah and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:9

Then you shall understand righteousness and judgment and honesty, every good path.

Isaiah 33:6

And He will be the security of your times, and strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of Jehovah is his treasure.

Luke 2:52

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

John 2:25

and did not need that anyone should testify of man. For He knew what was in man.

John 8:15-16

You judge after the flesh, I judge no one.

1 Corinthians 2:13-15

These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

1 Corinthians 4:3-5

But to me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a man's day; but I do not judge my own self,

Philippians 1:9-10

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and in all perception;

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, even those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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