Parallel Verses
Amplified
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.
New American Standard Bible
And to those who are
King James Version
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Holman Bible
to those whose hearts are upright.
International Standard Version
LORD, do good to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.
A Conservative Version
Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts.
American Standard Version
Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.
Darby Translation
Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Julia Smith Translation
Do good, O Jehovah, to the good and to the upright in their hearts.
King James 2000
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do good, O Yahweh, to the good, and to [those] upright in their hearts.
Modern King James verseion
Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, and to the upright in their hearts.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Do well, O LORD, unto those that be good and true of heart.
NET Bible
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to the morally upright!
New Heart English Bible
Do good, LORD, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.
The Emphasized Bible
Do good, O Yahweh, unto such as are good, even unto such as are upright in their hearts.
Webster
Do good, O LORD, to those that are good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
World English Bible
Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.
Youngs Literal Translation
Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts.
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 125:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Stability
3
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not reach out their hands to do wrong.
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.
But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways [in unresponsiveness to God],
The Lord will lead them away with those who do evil.
Peace be upon Israel.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 7:10
My shield and my defense depend on God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 119:68
You are good and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 32:2
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute wickedness,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Psalm 36:10
O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.
Psalm 41:1-3
The Lord will save him in the day of trouble.
Psalm 51:18
By Your favor do good to Zion;
May You rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalm 73:1
To those who are pure in heart.
Psalm 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Psalm 94:15
For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
Psalm 119:80
May my heart be blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.
Isaiah 58:10-11
And if you offer yourself to [assist] the hungry
And satisfy the
Then your light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.
Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him,
To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him,
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
1 John 3:17-24
But whoever has the
Revelation 14:5
No lie was found in their mouth, for they are blameless (spotless, untainted, beyond reproach).