Hosea 14:9

Wisdom Justice Obedience

⁷ They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

⁸ O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.

Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
KJV: Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
WEB: Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
ASV: Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.
DARBY: Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? intelligent, and he shall know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the transgressors shall fall therein.
BLB: Who [is] wise? Let him understand these [things]. [Who is] understanding? Let him know them. For straight [are] the ways of YHWH, and the righteous walk in them, and transgressors stumble in them.

ÅB: Hvem er vis, så han skjønner dette, forstandig, så han merker seg det? For Herrens veier er rette, og de rettferdige ferdes på dem, men overtrederne snubler der.
[^1]: d.e. med vår takk og pris som offer; SLM 51, 19; 119, 108.
OTB: Den som er vis, la ham kjenne disse tingene;
Den som er forstandig, la ham erkjenne dem.
For Herrens veier er rette,
Og de rettferdige skal vandre på dem,
Men ugjerningsmenn skal snuble på dem.
B1930: Hvem er vis, så han skjønner dette, forstandig, så han merker sig det? For Herrens veier er rette, og de rettferdige ferdes på dem, men overtrederne snubler der.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
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Psalms 107:43
Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
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John 8:47
Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
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Daniel 12:10
Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
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Proverbs 1:5–6
let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
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Psalms 19:7–8
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
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Jeremiah 9:12
Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?
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Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
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