Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

He follows My statutes and keeps My ordinances, acting faithfully. Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

New American Standard Bible

if he walks in My statutes and My ordinances so as to deal faithfully—he is righteous and will surely live,” declares the Lord God.

King James Version

Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.

International Standard Version

if he lives his life consistent with my statutes and keeps my ordinances by practicing what's true, then he's righteous and will certainly live," declares the Lord GOD.

A Conservative Version

has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly, he is just. He shall surely live, says lord LORD.

American Standard Version

hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Amplified

if he walks in My statutes and [keeps] My ordinances so as to act with integrity; [then] he is [truly] righteous and shall certainly live,” says the Lord God.

Bible in Basic English

And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord.

Darby Translation

hath walked in my statutes, and kept mine ordinances, to deal faithfully: he is righteous, he shall certainly live, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

In my laws he shall go and he watched my judgments to do the truth; he is just; living, he shall live, says the Lord Jehovah.

King James 2000

Has walked in my statutes, and has kept my judgments faithfully; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord GOD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[and] in my statutes he goes about and my regulations he keeps, {performing faithfully} --[then] he is righteous, [and] certainly he will live," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

has walked in My statutes, and has kept My judgments to deal truly, he is righteous, he shall surely live, says the Lord Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

he walketh in my commandments, and keepeth my laws, and performeth them faithfully: This is a righteous man, he shall surly live, sayeth the LORD God.

NET Bible

and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the sovereign Lord.

New Heart English Bible

has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live," says the Lord GOD.

The Emphasized Bible

In my statutes, hath walked. And my regulations, hath observed to do them in truth, Righteous, he is, He shall surely live, Declareth My Lord. Yahweh.

Webster

Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.

World English Bible

has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

In My statutes he doth walk, And My judgments he hath kept -- to deal truly, Righteous is he, he surely liveth, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

in my statutes
חקּה 
Chuqqah 
Usage: 104

and hath kept
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

he is just
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

References

Hastings

Context Readings

God's Just Treatment Of Individuals, Both Righteous And Wicked

8 He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from wrongdoing and carries out true justice between men. 9 He follows My statutes and keeps My ordinances, acting faithfully. Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. 10 “Now suppose the man has a violent son, who sheds blood and does any of these things,


Cross References

Amos 5:4

For the Lord says to the house of Israel:

Seek Me and live!

Ezekiel 18:17

He keeps his hand from harming the poor, not taking interest or profit on a loan. He practices My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a person will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will certainly live.

Ezekiel 20:11

Then I gave them My statutes and explained My ordinances to them—the person who does them will live by them.

Habakkuk 2:4

Look, his ego is inflated;
he is without integrity.
But the righteous one will live by his faith.

Romans 1:17

For in it God’s righteousness is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.

Leviticus 18:5

Keep My statutes and ordinances; a person will live if he does them. I am Yahweh.

Deuteronomy 4:1

“Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live, enter, and take possession of the land Yahweh, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

Deuteronomy 5:1

Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Israel, listen to the statutes and ordinances I am proclaiming as you hear them today. Learn and follow them carefully.

Deuteronomy 6:1-2

“This is the command—the statutes and ordinances—the Lord your God has instructed me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess.

Deuteronomy 10:12-13

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear the Lord your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul?

Deuteronomy 11:1

“Therefore, love the Lord your God and always keep His mandate and His statutes, ordinances, and commands.

Nehemiah 9:13-14

You came down on Mount Sinai,
and spoke to them from heaven.
You gave them impartial ordinances, reliable instructions,
and good statutes and commands.

Psalm 19:7-11

The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.

Psalm 24:4-6

The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.

Psalm 105:44-45

He gave them the lands of the nations,
and they inherited
what other peoples had worked for.

Psalm 119:1-6

א AlefHow happy are those whose way is blameless,
who live according to the Lord’s instruction!

Ezekiel 20:13

“But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—the person who does them will live by them. They also completely profaned My Sabbaths. So I considered pouring out My wrath on them in the wilderness to put an end to them.

Ezekiel 33:15

he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—he will certainly live; he will not die.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will place My Spirit within you and cause you to follow My statutes and carefully observe My ordinances.

Ezekiel 37:24

My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances, and keep My statutes and obey them.

Amos 5:14

Seek good and not evil
so that you may live,
and the Lord, the God of Hosts,
will be with you,
as you have claimed.

Amos 5:24

But let justice flow like water,
and righteousness, like an unfailing stream.

Luke 1:6

Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.

Luke 10:27-29

He answered:

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.

John 14:21

The one who has My commands and keeps them is the one who loves Me. And the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father. I also will love him and will reveal Myself to him.”

Acts 24:16

I always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and men.

James 1:22-25

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

James 2:18-26

But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith from my works.

1 John 2:29

If you know that He is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who does what is right has been born of Him.

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1 John 3:7

Little children, let no one deceive you! The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous.

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