Isaiah 26:7

New International Reader's Version

The path of godly people is level. You are the God who does what is right. You make their way smooth.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

My God, I know that you tested our hearts. And you are pleased when we are honest. I’ve given all these things just because I wanted to. When I did it, I was completely honest with you. Your people here have also been willing to give to you. And I’ve been happy to see this.

Job 31:6

So let God weigh me in honest scales. Then he’ll know I haven’t done anything wrong.

Psalm 1:6

The Lord watches over the lives of godly people. But the lives of sinful people will lead to their death.

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple. The Lord is on his throne in heaven. He watches everyone on earth. His eyes study them.

Psalm 11:7

The Lord always does what is right. So he loves it when people do what is fair. Those who are honest will enjoy his blessing.

Psalm 25:4

Lord, show me your ways. Teach me how to follow you.

Psalm 25:5

Guide me in your truth. Teach me. You are God my Savior. I put my hope in you all day long.

Psalm 27:11

Lord, teach me your ways. Lead me along a straight path. There are many people who treat me badly.

Psalm 5:9

Not a word from their mouths can be trusted. Their hearts are filled with a desire to hurt others. Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.

Proverbs 11:5

The ways of honest people are made straight because they do what is right. But those who do what is wrong are brought down by their own sins.

Proverbs 20:7

Those who do what is right live without blame. Blessed are their children after them.

Proverbs 21:8

The path of those who are guilty is crooked. But the conduct of those who are not guilty is honest.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways obey him. Then he will make your paths smooth and straight.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of those who do right is like the sun in the morning. It shines brighter and brighter until the full light of day.

Isaiah 30:18

But the Lord wants to have mercy on you. So he will rise up to give you his tender love. The Lord is a God who is always fair. Blessed are all those who wait for him to act!

Isaiah 35:8

A wide road will go through the land. It will be called the Way of Holiness. Only those who lead a holy life can use it. “Unclean” and foolish people can’t walk on it.

Isaiah 42:16

Israel is blind. So I will lead them along paths they had not known before. I will guide them on roads they are not familiar with. I will turn the darkness into light as they travel. I will make the rough places smooth. Those are the things I will do. I will not desert my people.

Isaiah 52:12

But this time you won’t have to leave in a hurry. You won’t have to rush away. The Lord will go ahead of you and lead you. The God of Israel will follow behind you and guard you.

Isaiah 57:2

Those who lead honest lives will enjoy peace and rest when they die.

Jeremiah 10:23

Lord, I know that a person doesn’t control their own life. They don’t direct their own steps.

Hosea 14:9

If someone is wise, they will realize that what I’ve said is true. If they have understanding, they will know what it means. The ways of the Lord are right. People who are right with God live the way he wants them to. But those who refuse to obey him trip and fall.

Zephaniah 3:5

In spite of that, the Lord is good to Jerusalem. He never does anything that is wrong. Every morning he does what is fair. Each new day he does the right thing. But those who do what is wrong aren’t even ashamed of it.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t judge anything before the appointed time. Wait until the Lord returns. He will bring to light what is hidden in the dark. He will show the real reasons why people do what they do. At that time each person will receive their praise from God.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

Ephesians 2:10

We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.

1 John 3:10

Here is how you can tell the difference between God’s children and the devil’s children. Anyone who doesn’t do what is right isn’t God’s child. And anyone who doesn’t love their brother or sister isn’t God’s child either.

1 John 3:7

Dear children, don’t let anyone lead you astray. The person who does what is right is holy, just as Christ is holy.