Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!

New American Standard Bible

Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

King James Version

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Holman Bible

Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
and He will exalt you to inherit the land.
You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.

International Standard Version

Wait on the LORD, Keep faithful to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land. You will see the wicked cut off.

A Conservative Version

Wait for LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land. When sinners are cut off, thou shall see it.

American Standard Version

Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Amplified


Wait for and expect the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
[In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Julia Smith Translation

Wait for Jehovah and watch his way, and be will exalt thee to inherit the earth: in the cutting off the unjust thou shalt see.

King James 2000

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess [the] land. When [the] wicked are cut off, you will see [it].

Modern King James verseion

Wait on Jehovah, and keep His way, and He shall lift you up to inherit the earth; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Hope thou in the LORD, and keep his way. And he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the land; when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it.

NET Bible

Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

New Heart English Bible

Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

The Emphasized Bible

Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.

Webster

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

World English Bible

Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Instruction In Wisdom

33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged. 34 Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest! 35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

Cross References

Psalm 27:14

Look unto Jehovah -- be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!

Psalm 52:5-6

Also -- God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.

Psalm 37:9

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

Psalm 91:8

But with thine eyes thou lookest, And the reward of the wicked thou seest,

Job 17:9

And the righteous layeth hold on his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

Job 23:10-12

For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me -- as gold I go forth.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell in the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

Psalm 37:7

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

Psalm 92:10-11

And Thou exaltest as a reem my horn, I have been anointed with fresh oil.

Psalm 112:9

He hath scattered -- hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.

Proverbs 4:25-27

Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Proverbs 16:17

A highway of the upright is, 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

Proverbs 20:22

Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

Matthew 24:13

but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;

Luke 14:11

because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

1 Peter 1:7

that the proof of your faith -- much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved -- may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 5:6

be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

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