Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous 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 - New Revised Standard Version Tell the innocent how fortunate they are, for they shall eat the fruit of their labors. 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 slay the righteous 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?”
People 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 became very strong.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
From the fruit of the mouth one is filled with good things, and manual labor has its reward.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him,
No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says the Lord.
The Lord said: Surely I have intervened in your life for good, surely I have imposed enemies on you in a time of trouble and in a time of distress.
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says the Lord; I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it shall devour all that is around it.
Are you 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 only in the way that I command you, so that it may be well with you.”
The person who sins shall die. A child shall not suffer for the iniquity of a parent, nor a parent suffer for the iniquity of a child; the righteousness of the righteous shall be his own, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be his own.
and said to him, “Go through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of those 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 doings.
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the Lord's wrath.
Then once more you shall see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
Do not eat it, so that all may go well with you and your children after you, because you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.
For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.