1 Kings 8:32

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then hear in heaven, and act, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    then hear from heaven and act. Judge Your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing their conduct down on their own heads and vindicating the innocent by rewarding them according to their righteousness.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    then hear{H8085} thou in heaven,{H8064} and do,{H6213} and judge{H8199} thy servants,{H5650} condemning{H7561} the wicked,{H7563} to bring{H5414} his way{H1870} upon his own head,{H7218} and justifying{H6663} the righteous,{H6662} to give{H5414} him according to his righteousness.{H6666}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then hear{H8085}{(H8799)} thou in heaven{H8064}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)}, and judge{H8199}{(H8804)} thy servants{H5650}, condemning{H7561}{(H8687)} the wicked{H7563}, to bring{H5414}{(H8800)} his way{H1870} upon his head{H7218}; and justifying{H6663}{(H8687)} the righteous{H6662}, to give{H5414}{(H8800)} him according to his righteousness{H6666}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    then heare thou in heaue, and se that thy seruauntes haue right, to condemne the vngodly, and to brynge his waye vpon his owne heade, and to iustifie the righteous, to geue him acordinge to his righteousnes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then heare thou in heauen, and doe and iudge thy seruants, that thou condemne the wicked to bring his way vpon his head, and iustifie the righteous, to giue him according to his righteousnesse.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then hearken thou in heauen, and do and iudge thy seruauntes, that thou condemne the vngodly, to bring his way vpon his head: and iustifie the righteous, to geue him according to his righteousnesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    then hear you in heaven, and do, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    then Thou dost hear in the heavens, and hast done, and hast judged Thy servants, to declare wicked the wicked, to put his way on his head, and to declare righteous the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then let your ear be open in heaven, and be the judge of your servants, giving your decision against the wrongdoer, so that punishment for his sins may come on his head; and, by your decision, keeping from evil him who has done no wrong.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    then hear in heaven, and do, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants’ claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 25:1 : 1 If there is a dispute between men, and they come to judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Say to the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given to him.
  • Ezek 18:13 : 13 Has given out loans with interest, and has taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
  • Ezek 18:20 : 20 The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
  • Ezek 18:30 : 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
  • Rom 2:6-9 : 6 Who will render to each person according to his deeds: 7 To those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life: 8 But to those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10 But glory, honor, and peace, to every man who works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
  • Rom 2:13 : 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
  • Rom 7:9 : 9 For I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
  • Exod 23:7 : 7 Keep far from a false matter, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
  • Exod 34:7 : 7 "Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
  • Num 5:27 : 27 And when he has made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she is defiled and has broken faith with her husband, that the water that brings a curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall waste away, and the woman shall become a curse among her people.

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