Hosea 14:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Who <FI>is<Fi> wise, and doth understand these? Prudent, and knoweth them? For upright are the ways of Jehovah, And the righteous go on in them, And the transgressors stumble therein!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hosea 14:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
- Job 34:10Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
- Job 34:18who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
- Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 84:5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
- Psalms 107:43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
- Psalms 111:7The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.
- Psalms 119:75I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
- Psalms 119:128Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
- Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
- Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Proverbs 10:29The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
- Isaiah 1:28But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
- Isaiah 8:13The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
- Isaiah 17:8They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.
- Isaiah 26:7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
- Jeremiah 9:12Who 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?
- Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Ezekiel 11:18When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations.
- Ezekiel 18:25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
- Ezekiel 33:17Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.
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