Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.

New American Standard Bible

His soul will abide in prosperity,
And his descendants will inherit the land.

King James Version

His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

Holman Bible

He will live a good life,
and his descendants will inherit the land.

International Standard Version

He will experience good things; his descendants will inherit the earth.

A Conservative Version

His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall inherit the land.

American Standard Version

His soul shall dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the land.

Amplified


His soul will dwell in prosperity and goodness,
And his descendants will inherit the land.

Darby Translation

His soul shall dwell in prosperity, and his seed shall inherit the earth.

Julia Smith Translation

His soul shall lodge in good, and his seed shall inherit the earth.

King James 2000

His soul shall dwell at ease; and his descendants shall inherit the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His soul will lodge in prosperity, and his offspring will possess [the] land.

Modern King James verseion

His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall inherit the land.

NET Bible

They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.

New Heart English Bible

His soul shall dwell at ease. His seed shall inherit the land.

The Emphasized Bible

His soul, with prosperity, shall tarry, and, his seed, shall possess the land.

Webster

His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

World English Bible

His soul shall dwell at ease. His seed shall inherit the land.

Youngs Literal Translation

His soul in good doth remain, And his seed doth possess the land.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Dependence On The Lord

12 If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure. 13 His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage. 14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.

Cross References

Psalm 37:11

But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

Proverbs 1:33

But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

Psalm 69:36

The seed of his servants will have their part in it, and there the lovers of his name will have rest.

Psalm 112:2

His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.

Matthew 5:5

Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.

Genesis 17:7-10

And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

Deuteronomy 33:12

And of Benjamin he said, Benjamin is the loved one of the Lord, he will be kept safe at all times; he will be covered by the Most High, resting between his arms.

Deuteronomy 33:26-29

No other is like the God of Jeshurun, coming on the heavens to your help, and letting his glory be seen in the skies.

Psalm 31:19

O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

Psalm 36:8

The delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures.

Psalm 37:22

Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

Psalm 37:26

All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

Psalm 37:29

The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

Proverbs 20:7

An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

Isaiah 65:23

Their work will not be for nothing, and they will not give birth to children for destruction; for they are a seed to whom the Lord has given his blessing, and their offspring will be with them.

Isaiah 66:10-14

Have joy with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you her lovers: take part in her joy, all you who are sorrowing for her:

Jeremiah 31:12-14

So they will come with songs on the high places, flowing together to the good things of the Lord, to the grain and the wine and the oil, to the young ones of the flock and of the herd: their souls will be like a watered garden, and they will have no more sorrow.

Jeremiah 32:39

And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them:

Ezekiel 33:24-26

Son of man, those who are living in these waste places in the land of Israel say, Abraham was but one, and he had land for his heritage: but we are a great number; the land is given to us for our heritage.

Ezekiel 34:25-28

And I will make with them an agreement of peace, and will put an end to evil beasts through all the land: and they will be living safely in the waste land, sleeping in the woods.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.

Zechariah 9:17

For how good it is and how beautiful! grain will make the young men strong and new wine the virgins.

Matthew 11:28-29

Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.

Acts 2:39

For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

Philippians 4:19

And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 3:10

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

2 Peter 3:13

But having faith in his word, we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth, which will be the resting-place of righteousness.

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