Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from the heavens.

New American Standard Bible

Truth springs from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.

King James Version

Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Holman Bible

Truth will spring up from the earth,
and righteousness will look down from heaven.

International Standard Version

Truth sprouts up from the ground, while righteousness looks down from the sky.

A Conservative Version

Truth springs out of the earth, and righteousness has looked down from heaven.

American Standard Version

Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

Amplified


Truth springs from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.

Bible in Basic English

Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven.

Julia Smith Translation

Truth will spring up from the earth, and justice looked forth from the heavens.

King James 2000

Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Faithfulness will sprout from [the] ground, and righteousness will look down from heaven.

Modern King James verseion

Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from Heaven.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

NET Bible

Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky.

New Heart English Bible

Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

The Emphasized Bible

Faithfulness, out of the earth, doth spring forth, And, righteousness, out of the heavens, hath looked down.

Webster

Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

World English Bible

Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

Youngs Literal Translation

Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

Verse Info

Context Readings

Restoration Of Favor

10 Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other: 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from the heavens. 12 Jehovah also will give what is good, and our land shall yield its increase.

Cross References

Isaiah 45:8

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and with it let righteousness spring up. I, Jehovah, have created it.

Isaiah 4:2

In that day there shall be a sprout of Jehovah for beauty and glory, and the fruit of the earth for excellency and for ornament for those that are escaped of Israel.

Isaiah 42:21

Jehovah had delight in him for his righteousness' sake: he hath magnified the law, and made it honourable.

Isaiah 53:2

For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Matthew 3:17

and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.

Luke 2:14

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.

John 14:6

Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Him who knew not sin he has made sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:

1 John 5:20-21

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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