Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.

New American Standard Bible

Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

King James Version

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Holman Bible

No one who waits for You
will be disgraced;
those who act treacherously without cause
will be disgraced.

International Standard Version

Indeed, no one who waits on you will be ashamed, but those who offend for no reason will be put to shame.

A Conservative Version

Yea, none who wait for thee shall be put to shame. They shall be put to shame who deal treacherously without cause.

American Standard Version

Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.

Amplified


Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

Darby Translation

Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.

Julia Smith Translation

Also all awaiting thee shall not be ashamed: they transgressing emptily shall be ashamed.

King James 2000

Yea, let none that wait on you be ashamed: let them be ashamed who transgress without cause.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Indeed, none who wait for you should be put to shame. Those who betray without cause should be put to shame.

Modern King James verseion

Yea, let none who wait on You be ashamed; let them be ashamed who sin without cause.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed; but such as transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion.

NET Bible

Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.

New Heart English Bible

Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed. They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.

The Emphasized Bible

Yea let, none who wait for thee, be put to shame, Let them be put to shame who act covertly without cause!

Webster

Also, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed who transgress without cause.

World English Bible

Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed. They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.

Youngs Literal Translation

Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Dependence On The Lord

2 O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me. 3 Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause. 4 Make your steps clear to me, O Lord; give me knowledge of your ways.


Cross References

Isaiah 49:23

And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.

Genesis 49:13

The resting-place of Zebulun will be by the sea, and he will be a harbour for ships; the edge of his land will be by Zidon.

Psalm 6:10

Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.

Psalm 7:4-5

If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

Psalm 27:14

Let your hope be in the Lord: take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the Lord.

Psalm 31:17

Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

Psalm 33:20

Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.

Psalm 35:26

Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

Psalm 37:34

Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.

Psalm 40:1-3

When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

Psalm 40:14-15

Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

Psalm 59:2-5

Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood.

Psalm 62:1

My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my salvation.

Psalm 62:5

My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.

Psalm 69:4

Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.

Psalm 69:6

Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of me, O God of Israel.

Psalm 70:2-3

Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.

Psalm 71:13

Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

Psalm 109:3

Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.

Psalm 119:78

Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

Isaiah 25:9

And in that day it will be said, See, this is our God; we have been waiting for him, and he will be our saviour: this is the Lord in whom is our hope; we will be glad and have delight in his salvation.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.

Jeremiah 20:11

But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.

Lamentations 3:25

The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.

Micah 7:7

But as for me, I am looking to the Lord; I am waiting for the God of my salvation: the ears of my God will be open to me.

John 15:25

This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.

Romans 8:25

But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.

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