The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honourable, but destruction awaits evildoers.
Micah 2:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised House of Jacob, should it be asked, ‘Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these the things he does? ’ Don’t my words bring good to the one who walks uprightly? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O house of Jacob, shall it be said, Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted, impatient, and shortened? Or are these [prophesied plagues] His doings? Do not My words do good to him who walks uprightly? American Standard Version (1901) Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of Jehovah straitened? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? Common English Bible (Should this be said, house of Jacob?) “Is the LORD’s patience cut short? Are these his deeds?” Don’t my words help the one who behaves righteously? Catholic Public Domain Version The house of Jacob says, "Has the Spirit of the Lord been weakened, or are such things his thoughts?" Are not my words good for him who walks uprightly? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The house of Jacob saith: Is the spirit of the Lord straitened, or are these his thoughts? Are not my words good to him that walketh uprightly? |
The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honourable, but destruction awaits evildoers.
The one who lives with integrity lives securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.
Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord, but the one who is devious in his ways despises him.
He stores up success for the upright; He is a shield for those who live with integrity
The one who lives with integrity will be helped, but one who distorts right and wrong will suddenly fall.
Why was no one there when I came? Why was there no one to answer when I called? Is my arm too weak to redeem? Or do I have no power to rescue? Look, I dry up the sea by my rebuke; I turn the rivers into a wilderness; their fish rot because of lack of water and die of thirst.
‘Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became a delight to me and the joy of my heart, for I bear your name, Lord God of Armies.
Hear the word of the Lord, house of Jacob and all families of the house of Israel.
Let whoever is wise understand these things, and whoever is insightful recognise them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert everything that is right,
So he answered me, ‘This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: “Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,” says the Lord of Armies.
The Lord answered Moses, ‘Is the Lord’s arm weak? , Now you will see whether or not what I have promised will happen to you.’
‘Our father is Abraham,’ they replied. ‘If you were Abraham’s children,’ Jesus told them, ‘you would do what Abraham did.
Therefore, did what is good become death to me? Absolutely not! But sin, in order to be recognised as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure.
We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.