Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not profit you.

King James Version

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

Holman Bible

I will expose your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.

International Standard Version

"I will denounce your righteousness and your works, for your collections of idols will not benefit you.

A Conservative Version

I will declare thy righteousness. And as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.

American Standard Version

I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.

Amplified


“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.

Bible in Basic English

I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.

Darby Translation

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee.

Julia Smith Translation

I will announce thy justice and thy works, and they shall not profit thee.

King James 2000

I will declare your righteousness, and your works; for they shall not profit you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I myself will declare your righteousness and your works, but they will not benefit you.

Modern King James verseion

I will declare your righteousness, and your works; for they shall not do you any good.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea, verily, I will declare thy goodness and thy works, but they shall not profit thee.

NET Bible

I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.

New Heart English Bible

I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they shall not profit you.

The Emphasized Bible

I, will expose thy righteousness, - And thy works - but they will not profit thee!

Webster

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

World English Bible

I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they shall not profit you.

Youngs Literal Translation

I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I will declare
נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

and thy works
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

יעל 
Ya`al 
Usage: 23

Context Readings

Idolatry Is Adultery

11 Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not lay it to heart? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and you do not fear me? 12 “I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not profit you.
13 When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land and shall inherit my holy mountain.

Cross References

Micah 3:2-4

you who hate the good and love the evil, who tear the skin from off my people and their flesh from off their bones,

Isaiah 1:11-15

"What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats.

Isaiah 29:15

Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?"

Isaiah 58:2-6

Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

Isaiah 59:6-8

Their webs will not serve as clothing; men will not cover themselves with what they make. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands.

Isaiah 64:5

You meet him who joyfully works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned; in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved?

Isaiah 66:3-4

"He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;

Jeremiah 7:4-11

Do not trust in these deceptive words: 'This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.'

Romans 3:10-20

as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;

Romans 10:2-3

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

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