Parallel Verses

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.

Darby Translation

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

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 Lovingkindness and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth springs from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 Indeed, the Lord will give what is good,
And our land will yield its produce.

Cross References

Isaiah 45:8

Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it.
I, the Lord, have created it.

Isaiah 4:2

In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.

Isaiah 42:21

The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the law great and glorious.

Isaiah 53:2

For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.

Matthew 3:17

and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!”

Luke 2:14

Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”

John 14:6

Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

2 Corinthians 5:21

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

1 John 5:20-21

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

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