Isaiah 11:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³ And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And shall make Him of quick understanding, and His delight shall be in the reverential and obedient fear of the Lord. And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, neither decide by the hearing of His ears;

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;

Common English Bible

³ He will delight in fearing the LORD. He won’t judge by appearances, nor decide by hearsay.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.

Isaiah 11:3 Cross References

2 Samuel 14:17

Then thine handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and the LORD thy God be with thee.

2 Samuel 14:8

And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

1 Kings 3:28

And all Israel heard of the judgement which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgement.

1 Kings 3:9

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

Job 12:11

Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its meat?

Job 34:3

For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth meat.

Proverbs 2:5

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:9

Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgement, And equity, yea, every good path.

Isaiah 33:6

And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

Ezekiel 45:8

In the land it shall be to him for a possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

Micah 4:3

and he shall judge between many peoples, and shall reprove strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Luke 2:52

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.

John 2:25

and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

John 7:24

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement.

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.