Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

making your righteousness shine like the dawn,
your justice like the noonday.

New American Standard Bible

He will bring forth your righteousness as the light
And your judgment as the noonday.

King James Version

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

International Standard Version

He will bring forth your righteousness as a light, and your justice as the noonday sun.

A Conservative Version

And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day.

American Standard Version

And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noon-day.

Amplified


He will make your righteousness [your pursuit of right standing with God] like the light,
And your judgment like [the shining of] the noonday [sun].

Bible in Basic English

And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.

Darby Translation

and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Julia Smith Translation

And he brought forth as the light thy justice, and thy judgment as the noon.

King James 2000

And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday.

Modern King James verseion

And He shall bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your judgment like the noonday.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noonday.

NET Bible

He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

New Heart English Bible

And he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

The Emphasized Bible

So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.

Webster

And he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.

World English Bible

he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

Youngs Literal Translation

And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

References

Context Readings

Instruction In Wisdom

5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in Him, and He will act,
6 making your righteousness shine like the dawn,
your justice like the noonday.
7 Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.


Cross References

Job 11:17

Your life will be brighter than noonday;
its darkness will be like the morning.

Micah 7:8-9

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will stand up;
though I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be my light.

Psalm 31:20

You hide them in the protection of Your presence;
You conceal them in a shelter
from the schemes of men,
from quarrelsome tongues.

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon formed against you will succeed,
and you will refute any accusation
raised against you in court.
This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants,
and their righteousness is from Me.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Isaiah 58:8

Then your light will appear like the dawn,
and your recovery will come quickly.
Your righteousness will go before you,
and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard.

Isaiah 58:10

and if you offer yourself to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted one,
then your light will shine in the darkness,
and your night will be like noonday.

Malachi 3:18

So you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.

Matthew 13:43

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. Anyone who has ears should listen!

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.

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