Habakkuk 2:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him, but the just shall live by his faith.

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  • Rom 1:17 : 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith.'
  • Heb 10:38 : 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
  • Gal 3:11-12 : 11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for 'The just shall live by faith.' 12 And the law is not of faith, but 'The man who does them shall live in them.'
  • John 3:36 : 36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life, and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
  • 2 Thess 2:4 : 4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
  • Gal 2:16 : 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by the faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
  • Dan 5:20-23 : 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. 21 Then he was driven from the sons of men; his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that He appoints over it whomever He chooses. 22 And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this. 23 But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them, and you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, brass, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.
  • Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and His ways just; and those that walk in pride He is able to abase.
  • Job 40:11-12 : 11 Cast afar the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

  • Gal 3:11-12
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    11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for 'The just shall live by faith.'

    12 And the law is not of faith, but 'The man who does them shall live in them.'

  • 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith.'

  • 5 Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither stays at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all people:

  • Rom 4:5-6
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    5 But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

    6 Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works,

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    12 Therefore, son of man, say to the children of your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sins.

    13 When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trusts in his own righteousness, and commits iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he has committed, he shall die for it.

  • Ps 52:6-7
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    6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

    7 Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • 4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

  • 24 But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, should he live? All his righteousness that he has done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them he shall die.

  • 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

  • 22 All his transgressions that he has committed shall not be mentioned to him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.

  • 15 And the humble man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

  • Ps 10:4-5
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    4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God; God is not in all his thoughts.

    5 His ways are always grievous; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

  • 2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

  • 8 Upright men shall be appalled at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

  • 9 Has walked in My statutes, and has kept My judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord GOD.

  • 23 A man's pride will bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  • 25 He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the LORD shall be made prosperous.

  • 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

  • 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down from above)"

  • 18 Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  • 28 Because he considers and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • 15 Behold, He puts no trust in His saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in His sight.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5 The righteousness of the blameless shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.

  • 28 He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish like a branch.

  • 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

  • 15 He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from holding bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

  • 21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous do not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also you have delivered your soul.

  • 2 He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

  • 15 And now we call the proud blessed; yes, those who do wickedness are raised up; yes, those who test God go free.

  • 32 The humble shall see this and be glad; and your heart shall live that seek God.

  • 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

  • 6 And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness.

  • 5 But if a man is just and does what is lawful and right,

  • 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has reason to boast; but not before God.

  • 22 He draws also the mighty with his power; he rises up, and no man is sure of life.

  • 16 None of his sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him: he has done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

  • 2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living shall be justified.

  • 9 He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • 29 A wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he directs his way.

  • 17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?

  • 6 Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • 3 The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts away the substance of the wicked.