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Isaiah 26:7

Guidance and decisionsJustice

5 For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.

6 Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.

The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.

8 Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

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BSB
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
KJV
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
WEB
The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.
ASV
The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.
DARBY
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, the Upright, dost make the path of the just even.
BLB
The path of a righteous one [is] uprightness; You make level a straight track for the righteous one.
ÅB
Den rettferdiges sti er jevn; du jevner den rettferdiges vei.
OTB
De rettferdiges vei er jevn; O Rettferdige, du gjør de rettferdiges vei glatt.
B1930
Den rettferdiges sti er jevn; du jevner den rettferdiges vei.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ephesians 2:10

    For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

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  • Isaiah 42:16

    I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.

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  • 1 John 3:7

    Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:12

    And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

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  • 1 John 3:10

    By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

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  • Psalms 11:7

    For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.

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  • Job 27:5–6

    I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.

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  • Proverbs 20:7

    The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.

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