Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

King James Version

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Holman Bible

Do what is good, Lord, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.

International Standard Version

LORD, do good to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

A Conservative Version

Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts.

American Standard Version

Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

Amplified


Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

Darby Translation

Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Julia Smith Translation

Do good, O Jehovah, to the good and to the upright in their hearts.

King James 2000

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do good, O Yahweh, to the good, and to [those] upright in their hearts.

Modern King James verseion

Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, and to the upright in their hearts.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Do well, O LORD, unto those that be good and true of heart.

NET Bible

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to the morally upright!

New Heart English Bible

Do good, LORD, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.

The Emphasized Bible

Do good, O Yahweh, unto such as are good, even unto such as are upright in their hearts.

Webster

Do good, O LORD, to those that are good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

World English Bible

Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.

Youngs Literal Translation

Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts.

Context Readings

Israel's Stability

3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong. 4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.
5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!

Cross References

Psalm 7:10

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

Psalm 119:68

You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.

Psalm 32:2

Blessed is the man against whom the LORDcounts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Psalm 36:10

Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!

Psalm 41:1-3

Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him;

Psalm 51:18

Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem;

Psalm 73:1

Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Psalm 84:11

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 94:15

for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Psalm 119:80

May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!

Isaiah 58:10-11

if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.

Lamentations 3:25

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.

1 John 3:17-24

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

Revelation 14:5

and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless.

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