Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Do what is good, Lord, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.

New American Standard Bible

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

King James Version

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

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.

Amplified


Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who 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.

Context Readings

Israel's Stability

3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.
4 Do what is good, Lord, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.
5 But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways,
the Lord will banish them with the evildoers.


Peace be with Israel.


Cross References

Psalm 7:10

My shield is with God,
who saves the upright in heart.

Psalm 119:68

You are good, and You do what is good;
teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 32:2

How joyful is the man
the Lord does not charge with sin
and in whose spirit is no deceit!

Psalm 36:10

Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,
and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.

Psalm 41:1-3

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

Psalm 51:18

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;
build the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalm 73:1

BOOK III
(Psalms 73–89)
A psalm of Asaph. God is indeed good to Israel,
to the pure in heart.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.

Psalm 94:15

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

Psalm 119:80

May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes
so that I will not be put to shame.

Isaiah 58:10-11

and if you offer yourself to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted one,
then your light will shine in the darkness,
and your night will be like noonday.

Lamentations 3:25

ט TetThe Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
to the person who seeks Him.

John 1:47

Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, “Here is a true Israelite; no deceit is in him.”

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints—and you continue to serve them.

1 John 3:17-24

If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to his need—how can God’s love reside in him?

Revelation 14:5

No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

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