Parallel Verses

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.

Holman Bible

making your righteousness shine like the dawn,
your justice like 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 Dedicate your life to Jehovah. Trust him, and he will act on your behalf. 6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light
And your judgment as the noonday.
7 Surrender to Jehovah and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with an evildoer who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.

Cross References

Job 11:17

Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.

Micah 7:8-9

Do not rejoice against me, O my enemy! When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light to me.

Psalm 31:20

You hide them in the secret place of your presence from those who scheme against them. You keep them in a secret shelter, safe from quarrelsome tongues.

Isaiah 54:17

Weapons forged against you will not prevail! You will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah and this is their vindication from me, declares Jehovah.

Isaiah 58:8

Your light will break out like the dawn. Your recovery will speedily spring forth. Your righteousness will go before you and the glory of Jehovah will be your rear guard.

Isaiah 58:10

and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then your light will rise in darkness and your gloom will be like midday.

Malachi 3:18

Once again my people will see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between the person who serves God and the one who does not.

Matthew 13:43

The righteous will shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears let him hear.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and make apparent the counsels of the hearts. Then each man's praise will come from God.

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