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NET Bible

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

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.

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 Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong. 4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to the morally upright! 5 As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace!

Cross References

Psalm 7:10

The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.

Psalm 119:68

You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes!

Psalm 32:2

How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Psalm 36:10

Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!

Psalm 41:1-3

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

Psalm 51:18

Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

Psalm 73:1

A psalm by Asaph. Certainly God is good to Israel, and to those whose motives are pure!

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

Psalm 94:15

For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

Psalm 119:80

May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.

Isaiah 58:10-11

You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.

Lamentations 3:25

(Tet) The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, "Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!"

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.

1 John 3:17-24

But whoever has the world's possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?

Revelation 14:5

and no lie was found on their lips; they are blameless.

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