Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.

New American Standard Bible

How blessed are those who keep justice,
Who practice righteousness at all times!

King James Version

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Holman Bible

How happy are those who uphold justice,
who practice righteousness at all times.

International Standard Version

How happy are those who enforce justice, who live righteously all the time.

A Conservative Version

Blessed are those who keep justice, and he who does righteousness at all times.

American Standard Version

Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Amplified


Blessed are those who observe justice [by honoring God’s precepts],
Who practice righteousness at all times.

Darby Translation

Blessed are they that keep justice, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Julia Smith Translation

Happy they watching judgment, doing justice in all time.

King James 2000

Blessed are they that keep justice, and he that does righteousness at all times.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed are [those who] observe justice, [he who] does righteousness at all times.

Modern King James verseion

Blessed are those who keep judgment, he who does righteousness at all times.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Blessed are they that always keep judgment, and do righteousness.

NET Bible

How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!

New Heart English Bible

Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.

The Emphasized Bible

How happy! They who observe justice, He that executeth righteousness at all times.

Webster

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

World English Bible

Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

Youngs Literal Translation

O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אשׁר 
'esher 
Usage: 45

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Faithfulness In Israel's History

2 Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise? 3 Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times. 4 Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;


Cross References

Revelation 22:14

A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.

Galatians 6:9

And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.

James 1:25

But he who goes on looking into the true law which makes him free, being not a hearer without memory but a doer putting it into effect, this man will have a blessing on his acts.

Deuteronomy 5:19

Do not take the property of another.

Deuteronomy 11:1

So have love for the Lord your God, and give him worship, and keep his laws and his decisions and his orders at all times.

Psalm 1:1-3

Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

Psalm 84:11-12

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

Psalm 119:1-3

Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.

Psalm 119:20

My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.

Psalm 119:44

So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;

Psalm 119:106

I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.

Psalm 119:112

My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.

Isaiah 56:1-2

The Lord says, Let your way of life be upright, and let your behaviour be rightly ordered: for my salvation is near, and my righteousness will quickly be seen.

Isaiah 64:5

Will you not have mercy on him who takes pleasure in doing righteousness, even on those who keep in mind your ways? Truly you were angry, and we went on doing evil, and sinning against you in the past.

Jeremiah 22:15-16

Are you to be a king because you make more use of cedar than your father? did not your father take food and drink and do right, judging in righteousness, and then it was well for him?

Ezekiel 18:21-22

But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.

Mark 3:35

Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Luke 1:74-75

That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,

Luke 6:47-49

Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like:

Luke 11:28

But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

Luke 11:42

But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.

John 13:17

If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them.

John 14:21-23

He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.

John 15:14

You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.

Acts 24:16

And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.

Romans 2:7

To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

Revelation 7:15

This is why they are before the high seat of God; and they are his servants day and night in his house: and he who is seated on the high seat will be a tent over them.

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