Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.

King James Version

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Holman Bible

for justice will again be righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.

International Standard Version

Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it.

A Conservative Version

For judgment shall return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

American Standard Version

For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Amplified


For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.

Bible in Basic English

But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.

Darby Translation

For judgment shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Julia Smith Translation

For judgment shall turn back even to justice: and after it all the upright of heart

King James 2000

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart [will follow] after it.

Modern King James verseion

But judgment shall return to righteousness; and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And why? Judgment shall be turned again unto righteousness, and all such as are true in heart shall follow it.

NET Bible

For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

New Heart English Bible

For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

The Emphasized Bible

For, unto righteousness, shall the judicial sentence return, Then shall follow it - all the upright in heart.

Webster

But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

World English Bible

For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

Youngs Literal Translation

For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But judgment
משׁפּט 
Mishpat 
Usage: 421

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

14 For the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
15 For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?


Cross References

Micah 7:9

I will bear the indignation of the Lord
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me.
He will bring me out to the light,
And I will see His righteousness.

Deuteronomy 32:35-36

Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,
In due time their foot will slip;
For the day of their calamity is near,
And the impending things are hastening upon them.’

Job 17:9

“Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way,
And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.

Job 23:11-12

“My foot has held fast to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.

Job 35:14

“How much less when you say you do not behold Him,
The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!

Psalm 7:8-9

The Lord judges the peoples;
Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has made Himself known;
He has executed judgment.
In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.

Psalm 37:5-7

Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

Psalm 37:34

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.

Psalm 58:11

And men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on earth!”

Psalm 94:2-3

Rise up, O Judge of the earth,
Render recompense to the proud.

Psalm 97:2

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Psalm 125:3-5

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

Isaiah 42:3

“A bruised reed He will not break
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
He will faithfully bring forth justice.

Malachi 3:18

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

James 5:7-11

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

2 Peter 3:8-10

But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us.

Revelation 15:3-4

And they *sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,
Great and marvelous are Your works,
O Lord God, the Almighty;
Righteous and true are Your ways,
King of the nations!

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