Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

His soul shall dwell in prosperity, 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 Who this man fearing Jehovah? he will teach him in the way he shall choose. 13 His soul shall lodge in good, and his seed shall inherit the earth. 14 The secret of Jehovah to them fearing him; and his covenant he will cause them to know.

Cross References

Psalm 37:11

And the humble shall inherit the earth, and they delighted themselves for the multitude of peace.

Proverbs 1:33

And he hearing to me shall dwell in confidence, and being quiet from fear of evil.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of Jehovah is to life: and he being filled shall lodge satisfied; he shall not be reviewed for evil.

Psalm 69:36

And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they loving his name shall dwell in it.

Psalm 112:2

His seed shall be great in the earth: the generation of the upright shall be praised.

Matthew 5:5

Happy the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Genesis 17:7-10

And I set up my covenant between me and between thee, and between thy seed after thee to their generations for a covenant of eternity; to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee.

Deuteronomy 33:12

To Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell confidently by him; he covered over him all the day, and he dwelt between his shoulders.

Deuteronomy 33:26-29

None as the God of Jeshurun, riding the heavens in thy help and in his lifting up the choirs.

Psalm 31:19

How much thy goodness which thou didst conceal for them fearing thee; thou didst work for those putting their trust in thee before the sons of man.

Psalm 36:8

They shall satiate from the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt give them to drink the torrent of thy delights.

Psalm 37:22

For they praising him shall inherit the earth, and they cursing him shall be cut off.

Psalm 37:26

All the day he compassionates and lends; and his seed to be blessed.

Psalm 37:29

The just shall inherit the earth, and they shall dwell upon it forever.

Psalm 63:5

As milk and fatness my soul shall be satisfied; and with rejoicing lips shall my mouth praise.

Proverbs 20:7

The just one going about in his integrity: his sons happy after him.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man will give a snare: and he trusting in Jehovah shall be exalted.

Isaiah 65:23

They shall not labor in vain, and they shall not bring forth for terror; for they the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

Isaiah 66:10-14

Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad in her, all ye loving her: rejoice with her from joy, all ye mourning over her:

Jeremiah 31:12-14

And they came and shouted in the height of Zion, and they flowed together to the goodness of Jehovah, for the grain and for the new wine, and for the oil, and for the sons of the flock and the herd: and their soul was as a watered garden, and they shall not add to pine away any more.

Jeremiah 32:39

And I gave to them one heart and one way, to fear me all the days, for good to them and to their sons after them.

Ezekiel 33:24-26

Son of man, they inhabiting these wastes upon the land of Israel say, saying, Abraham was one, and he will inherit the land: and we are many; the land was given to us for a possession.

Ezekiel 34:25-28

And I cut out to them a covenant of peace, and I caused the evil beast to cease from the land: and they dwelt with confidence in the desert, and they slept in the forests.

Zephaniah 3:17

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee: the strong one will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will be silent in his love, he will exult over thee with rejoicing.

Zechariah 9:17

For what his good, and what his beauty! Grain shall cause the young men to increase, and new wine the virgins.

Matthew 11:28-29

Come to me, all ye wearied and loaded, and I will cause you to rest.

Acts 2:39

For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all afar off, as many as the Lord our God should call.

Philippians 4:19

And God will fill up all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 3:10

For he wishing to love life, and to see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit:

2 Peter 3:13

But we expect new heavens and a new earth, according to promise, in which dwells justice.

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