Hosea 14:9

Good News Translation

May those who are wise understand what is written here, and may they take it to heart. The Lord's ways are right, and righteous people live by following them, but sinners stumble and fall because they ignore them.

Cross References

Genesis 18:25

Surely you won't kill the innocent with the guilty. That's impossible! You can't do that. If you did, the innocent would be punished along with the guilty. That is impossible. The judge of all the earth has to act justly.”

Job 17:9

Those who claim to be respectable are more and more convinced they are right.

Psalm 107:43

May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the Lord's constant love.

Psalm 119:128

And so I follow all your instructions; I hate all wrong ways.

Psalm 119:75

I know that your judgments are righteous, Lord, and that you punished me because you are faithful.

Psalm 84:5

How happy are those whose strength comes from you, who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.

Psalm 84:7

They grow stronger as they go; they will see the God of gods on Zion.

Proverbs 10:29

The Lord protects honest people, but destroys those who do wrong.

Proverbs 16:21

A wise, mature person is known for his understanding. The more pleasant his words, the more persuasive he is.

Proverbs 4:18

The road the righteous travel is like the sunrise, getting brighter and brighter until daylight has come.

Isaiah 1:28

But he will crush everyone who sins and rebels against him; he will kill everyone who forsakes him.

Isaiah 17:8

They will no longer rely on the altars they made with their own hands, or trust in their own handiwork—symbols of the goddess Asherah and altars for burning incense.

Isaiah 26:7

Lord, you make the path smooth for good people; the road they travel is level.

Jeremiah 29:12

Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you.

Jeremiah 9:12

I asked, “Lord, why is the land devastated and dry as a desert, so that no one travels through it? Who is wise enough to understand this? To whom have you explained it so that they can tell others?”

Ezekiel 11:18

When they return, they are to get rid of all the filthy, disgusting idols they find.

Ezekiel 18:25

“But you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't right.’ Listen to me, you Israelites. Do you think my way of doing things isn't right? It is your way that isn't right.

Ezekiel 36:25

I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean from all your idols and everything else that has defiled you.

Daniel 12:10

Many people will be purified. Those who are wicked will not understand but will go on being wicked; only those who are wise will understand.

Zephaniah 3:5

But the Lord is still in the city; he does what is right and never what is wrong. Every morning without fail, he brings justice to his people. And yet the unrighteous people there keep on doing wrong and are not ashamed.

Zechariah 10:6

“I will make the people of Judah strong; I will rescue the people of Israel. I will have compassion on them and bring them all back home. They will be as though I had never rejected them. I am the Lord their God; I will answer their prayers.

Matthew 11:19

When the Son of Man came, he ate and drank, and everyone said, ‘Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!’ God's wisdom, however, is shown to be true by its results.”

Luke 2:34

Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, “This child is chosen by God for the destruction and the salvation of many in Israel. He will be a sign from God which many people will speak against

Luke 7:23

How happy are those who have no doubts about me!”

John 15:24

They would not have been guilty of sin if I had not done among them the things that no one else ever did; as it is, they have seen what I did, and they hate both me and my Father.

John 18:37

So Pilate asked him, “Are you a king, then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this one purpose, to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me.”

John 8:47

He who comes from God listens to God's words. You, however, are not from God, and that is why you will not listen.”

John 9:39

Jesus said, “I came to this world to judge, so that the blind should see and those who see should become blind.”

Acts 13:10

and said, “You son of the Devil! You are the enemy of everything that is good. You are full of all kinds of evil tricks, and you always keep trying to turn the Lord's truths into lies!

Romans 7:12

So then, the Law itself is holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.

Deuteronomy 32:4

“The Lord is your mighty defender, perfect and just in all his ways; Your God is faithful and true; he does what is right and fair.

Revelation 15:3

and singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Lord God Almighty, how great and wonderful are your deeds! King of the nations, how right and true are your ways!