Hosea 14:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from me.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    W 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Who so is wyse, shal vnderstonde this: & he yt is right enstructe, wil regarde it. For ye wayes of the LORDE are rightuous, soch as be godly wil walke in them: As for the wicked, they wil stomble therin.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (14:10) Who is wise, and he shall vnderstande these things? and prudent, and he shall knowe them? for the wayes of the Lorde are righteous, and the iust shall walke in them: but the wicked shal fall therein.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Who so is wise, shall vnderstande these thinges, and he that is right instruct wyll regarde them: for the wayes of the Lorde are righteous, such as be godly wyll walke in them: as for the wicked, they shall stumble therin.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, And the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Who `is' 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!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 107:43 : 43 Let whoever is wise heed these things and consider the lovingkindness of the LORD.
  • Prov 10:29 : 29 The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.
  • Jer 9:12 : 12 And the Lord said, 'It is because they have forsaken my law that I set before them; they have not obeyed My voice or walked according to it.'
  • Zeph 3:5 : 5 The LORD is righteous in her midst; He does no wrong. Morning by morning, He brings His justice to light; He does not fail, but the unjust knows no shame.
  • John 8:47 : 47 The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you do not listen, because you are not from God.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed.
  • John 18:37 : 37 'So you are a king, then?' said Pilate. Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this reason I came into the world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.'
  • Dan 12:10 : 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.
  • Deut 32:4 : 4 The Rock—His work is perfect, for all His ways are just. A faithful God without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
  • Job 17:9 : 9 Yet the righteous hold to their way, and those with clean hands grow stronger.
  • Job 34:10-12 : 10 Therefore, you men of understanding, listen to me: Far be it from God to do evil, and from the Almighty to do wrong. 11 For He repays a man for his deeds and brings upon him what his conduct deserves. 12 Truly, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
  • Job 34:18-19 : 18 Is it right to say to a king, 'You are worthless,' or to nobles, 'You are wicked'? 19 God shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.
  • Ps 19:7-8 : 7 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat. 8 The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
  • Ps 84:5 : 5 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house, ever praising You. Selah.
  • Ps 84:7 : 7 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the early rain covers it with blessings.
  • Ps 111:7-8 : 7 The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy. 8 They are established forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
  • Ps 119:75 : 75 I know, LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
  • Ps 119:128 : 128 Therefore, I consider all Your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.
  • Prov 1:5-6 : 5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance, 6 To understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day.
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'
  • Ezek 18:25 : 25 Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Hear me, O house of Israel: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
  • Ezek 33:17-20 : 17 Yet your people say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' But it is their way that is not just. 18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits iniquity, they will die because of it. 19 But if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live because of it. 20 Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' But I will judge each of you according to your own ways, house of Israel.
  • Isa 1:28 : 28 But rebels and sinners will be destroyed together, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
  • Isa 8:13-15 : 13 The Lord of Hosts—he is the one you are to regard as holy. He is the one you are to fear; he is the one you are to dread. 14 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare. 15 Many will stumble over it; they will fall and be broken, they will be ensnared and captured.
  • Isa 26:7 : 7 The path of the righteous is level; You, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
  • Rom 7:12 : 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
  • Rom 9:32-33 : 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling, 33 Just as it is written: 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.'
  • 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 For we are the fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To one, we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is adequate for such a task?
  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.
  • 1 Pet 2:7-8 : 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,' 8 and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do.
  • Luke 4:28-29 : 28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove Him out of the town, and took Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him off the cliff.
  • Luke 7:23 : 23 Blessed is the one who does not stumble on account of Me.'
  • John 3:19-20 : 19 This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
  • John 9:39 : 39 Jesus said, 'For judgment I came into this world, so that those who are blind may see and those who see may become blind.'
  • John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done the works among them that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these works, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.
  • Matt 11:19 : 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.
  • Matt 13:11-12 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them. 12 For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

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