'Shall' in the Bible

Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

Let our sons in their youth be like plants full grown,And our daughters like corner pillars fashioned for a palace;

One generation shall praise Your works to another,And shall declare Your mighty and remarkable acts.

People will speak of the power of Your awesome acts,And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will tell of Your greatness.

They will overflow [like a fountain] when they speak of Your great and abundant goodnessAnd will sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

All Your works shall give thanks to You and praise You, O Lord,And Your godly ones will bless You.

They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdomAnd talk of Your power,

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,And all flesh will bless and gratefully praise His holy name forever and ever.

The Lord shall reign forever,Your God, O Zion, to all generations.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

He has also established them forever and ever;He has made a decree which shall not pass away.

We will find and take all kinds of precious possessions,We will fill our houses with spoil;

I also will laugh at your disaster;I will mock when your dread and panic come,

“Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] wayAnd be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.

“For the turning away of the naive will kill them,And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.

“But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trustAnd will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”

For [skillful and godly] wisdom will enter your heartAnd knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Discretion will watch over you,Understanding and discernment will guard you,

To keep you from the immoral woman;From the seductress with her flattering words,

For the upright [those who are in right standing with God] will live in the landAnd those [of integrity] who are blameless [in God’s sight] will remain in it;

But the wicked will be cut off from the landAnd the treacherous shall be [forcibly] uprooted and removed from it.

For length of days and years of life [worth living]And tranquility and prosperity [the wholeness of life’s blessings] they will add to you.

So find favor and high esteemIn the sight of God and man.

It will be health to your body [your marrow, your nerves, your sinews, your muscles—all your inner parts]And refreshment (physical well-being) to your bones.

Then your barns will be abundantly filledAnd your vats will overflow with new wine.

Then you will walk on your way [of life] securelyAnd your foot will not stumble.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

For the Lord will be your confidence, firm and strong,And will keep your foot from being caught [in a trap].

The wise will inherit honor and glory,But dishonor and shame is conferred on fools.

“She will place on your head a garland of grace;She will present you with a crown of beauty and glory.”

Hear, my son, and accept my sayings,And the years of your life will be many.

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded [for your path will be clear and open];And when you run, you will not stumble.

The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him,And he will be held with the cords of his sin.

Therefore [the crushing weight of] his disaster will come suddenly upon him;Instantly he will be broken, and there will be no healing or remedy [because he has no heart for God].

When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you;When you sleep, they will keep watch over you;And when you awake, they will talk to you.

So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;Whoever touches her will not be found innocent or go unpunished.

“Listen, for I will speak excellent and noble things;And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.

“For my mouth will utter truth,And wickedness is repulsive and loathsome to my lips.

“I love those who love me;And those who seek me early and diligently will find me.

For by me (wisdom from God) your days will be multiplied,And years of life shall be increased.

The memory of the righteous [person] is a [source of] blessing,But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse].

He who walks in integrity and with moral character walks securely,But he who takes a crooked way will be discovered and punished.

What the wicked fears will come upon him,But the desire of the righteous [for the blessings of God] will be granted.

The [reverent] fear of the Lord [worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect] prolongs one’s life,But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

The [consistently] righteous will never be shaken,But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.

The mouth of the righteous flows with [skillful and godly] wisdom,But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

The righteousness of the blameless will smooth their way and keep it straight,But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued.

He who puts up security and guarantees a debt for an outsider will surely suffer [for his foolishness],But he who hates (declines) being a guarantor is secure [from its penalties].

The wicked man earns deceptive wages,But he who sows righteousness and lives his life with integrity will have a true reward [that is both permanent and satisfying].

Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,But the descendants of the righteous will be freed.

The generous man [is a source of blessing and] shall be prosperous and enriched,And he who waters will himself be watered [reaping the generosity he has sown].

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace,But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

He who leans on and trusts in and is confident in his riches will fall,But the righteous [who trust in God’s provision] will flourish like a green leaf.

He who troubles (mismanages) his own house will inherit the wind (nothing),And the foolish will be a servant to the wise-hearted.

If the righteous will be rewarded on the earth [with godly blessings],How much more [will] the wicked and the sinner [be repaid with punishment]!

A man will not be established by wickedness,But the root of the [consistently] righteous will not be moved.

The [malevolent] words of the wicked lie in wait for [innocent] blood [to slander],But the mouth of the upright will rescue and protect them.

The wicked are overthrown [by their evil] and are no more,But the house of the [consistently] righteous will stand [securely].

A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment,But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,But he who follows worthless things lacks common sense and good judgment.

An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,But the righteous will escape from trouble.

A man will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words,And the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him [as a harvest].

Truthful lips will be established forever,But a lying tongue is [credited] only for a moment.

No harm befalls the righteous,But the wicked are filled with trouble.

The light of the righteous [within him—grows brighter and] rejoices,But the lamp of the wicked [is a temporary light and] goes out.

He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise,But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm.

The house of the wicked will be overthrown,But the tent of the upright will thrive.

The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].

Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

In the [reverent] fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,And His children will [always] have a place of refuge.

Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him],And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

He who pays attention to the word [of God] will find good,And blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who trusts [confidently] in the Lord.

A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family]And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker,And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.

A rebellious man seeks only evil;Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Whoever returns evil for good,Evil will not depart from his house.

A man’s stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;He will be satisfied with the consequence of his words.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.

A false witness will not go unpunished,And he who breathes out lies will not escape.

He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul;He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper.

A false witness will not go unpunished,And he who breathes lies will perish.

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],And the idle person will suffer hunger.

He who keeps and obeys the commandment [of the Lord] keeps (guards) his own life,But he who is careless of his ways and conduct will die.

A man of great anger will bear the penalty [for his quick temper and lack of self-control];For if you rescue him [and do not let him learn from the consequences of his action], you will only have to rescue him over and over again.

Whoever curses his father or his mother,His lamp [of life] will be extinguished in time of darkness.

The violence of the wicked will [return to them and] drag them away [like fish caught in a net],Because they refuse to act with justice.

A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom)Will remain in the assembly of the dead.

He who is generous will be blessed,For he gives some of his food to the poor.

The lazy one [manufactures excuses and] says, “There is a lion outside!I will be killed in the streets [if I go out to work]!”

You shall swat him with the reed-like rodAnd rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Surely there is a future [and a reward],And your hope and expectation will not be cut off.

For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.

“They struck me, but I was not hurt!They beat me, but I did not feel it!When will I wake up?I will seek more wine.”

And by knowledge its rooms are filledWith all precious and pleasant riches.

If you [claim ignorance and] say, “See, we did not know this,”Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives?And does He not know it who guards your life and keeps your soul?And will He not repay [you and] every man according to his works?

Know that [skillful and godly] wisdom is [so very good] for your life and soul;If you find wisdom, then there will be a future and a reward,And your hope and expectation will not be cut off.

For there will be no future for the evil man;The lamp of the wicked will be put out.