Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth. New Living Translation But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them. English Standard Version The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous. Berean Standard Bible The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright. King James Bible The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. New King James Version The way of the just is uprightness; O Most Upright, You weigh the path of the just. New American Standard Bible The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level. NASB 1995 The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level. NASB 1977 The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level. Legacy Standard Bible The way of the righteous is upright; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level. Amplified Bible The way of the righteous [those in right-standing with God—living in moral and spiritual integrity] is smooth and level; O Upright One, make a level path for the just and righteous. Christian Standard Bible The path of the righteous is level; you clear a straight path for the righteous. Holman Christian Standard Bible The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the righteous. American Standard Version The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just. Contemporary English Version Our LORD, you always do right, and you make the path smooth for those who obey you. English Revised Version The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art up right dost direct the path of the just. GOD'S WORD® Translation The path of the righteous is level. O Upright One, you make the road of the righteous smooth. Good News Translation LORD, you make the path smooth for good people; the road they travel is level. International Standard Version "The path of the righteous is level; O Upright One, you make safe the way of justice. Majority Standard Bible The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright. NET Bible The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight. New Heart English Bible The way of the righteous is level. O Just One, you make the path of the righteous smooth. Webster's Bible Translation The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. World English Bible The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe path for the righteous [is] uprightness, "" O upright One, "" You ponder the path of the righteous. Young's Literal Translation The path for the righteous is uprightness, O upright One, The path of the righteous Thou dost ponder. Smith's Literal Translation The way to the just one is straightness: being upright, thou wilt prepare the departing of the just one. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe way of the just is right, the path of the just is right to walk in. Catholic Public Domain Version The path of the just is upright; the difficult path of the just is right to walk in. New American Bible The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level. New Revised Standard Version The way of the righteous is level; O Just One, you make smooth the path of the righteous. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe way of the humble is straight; the path of the righteous is straight and level. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The straight path for the poor and the straight and level road of the righteous ones OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The way of the just is straight; Thou, Most Upright, makest plain the path of the just. Brenton Septuagint Translation The way of the godly is made straight: the way of the godly is also prepared. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Song of Trust in God's Provision…6Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor. 7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright. 8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.… Cross References Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. Psalm 37:23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. Psalm 25:8-9 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. / He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Psalm 23:3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Psalm 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me. Psalm 107:7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live. Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. 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. Isaiah 40:3-4 A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. / Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. Isaiah 45:13 I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.” Isaiah 48:17 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. Luke 3:4-6 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. / Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. / And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’” Treasury of Scripture The way of the just is uprightness: you, most upright, do weigh the path of the just. way Isaiah 35:8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 1 Chronicles 29:17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. Job 27:5,6 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me… most 1 Samuel 2:2-4 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God… Job 31:6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Psalm 1:6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Jump to Previous Direct Good Level Makest Path Plain Ponder Righteous Road Smooth Straight Upright Uprightness Way WeighJump to Next Direct Good Level Makest Path Plain Ponder Righteous Road Smooth Straight Upright Uprightness Way WeighIsaiah 26 1. Trust in God's ProvisionThe path of the righteous The phrase "The path of the righteous" refers to the journey or way of life that those who are in right standing with God undertake. In Hebrew, the word for "path" is "orach," which implies a well-trodden road or a way of life. The righteous, or "tzaddik," are those who live in accordance with God's laws and commandments. Historically, the concept of a path is significant in the ancient Near Eastern context, where roads were essential for trade, communication, and pilgrimage. Spiritually, this path is not just a physical journey but a metaphor for the moral and ethical life that aligns with God's will. is level You clear a straight path for the righteous Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The pathאֹ֥רַח (’ō·raḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan of the righteous לַצַּדִּ֖יק (laṣ·ṣad·dîq) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous is level; מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים (mê·šā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4339: Evenness, prosperity, concord, straightness, rectitude You clear תְּפַלֵּֽס׃ (tə·p̄al·lês) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6424: To roll flat, prepare, to revolve, weigh a straight צַדִּ֖יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous path מַעְגַּ֥ל (ma‘·gal) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4570: An entrenchment, track for the righteous. יָשָׁ֕ר (yā·šār) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3477: Straight, right Links Isaiah 26:7 NIVIsaiah 26:7 NLT Isaiah 26:7 ESV Isaiah 26:7 NASB Isaiah 26:7 KJV Isaiah 26:7 BibleApps.com Isaiah 26:7 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 26:7 Chinese Bible Isaiah 26:7 French Bible Isaiah 26:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 26:7 The way of the just is uprightness (Isa Isi Is) |
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