Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
Isaiah 3:10 - English Standard Version 2016 Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. American Standard Version (1901) Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Common English Bible Tell the righteous how blessed they are; they will eat the fruit of their labors. Catholic Public Domain Version Tell the just man that it is well, for he shall eat from the fruit from his own plans. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Say to the just man that it is well: for he shall eat the fruit of his doings. |
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.”
So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him.
no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”
The Lord said, “Have I not set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress?
I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, declares the Lord; I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is around her.”
Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.
But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’
The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.”
But the earth will be desolate because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their deeds.
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord.
Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
You shall not eat it, that all may go well with you and with your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.