Isaiah 26:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:2-4 : 2 No one is holy like the LORD! There is no one other than you! There is no rock like our God! 3 Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly. Proud talk should not come out of your mouth! For the LORD is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do. 4 The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumbled have taken on strength.
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.
  • Job 27:5-6 : 5 I will never declare that you three are in the right; until I die, I will not set aside my integrity! 6 I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.
  • Job 31:6 : 6 let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.
  • Ps 1:6 : 6 Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.
  • Ps 11:7 : 7 Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.
  • Ps 18:23-26 : 23 I was innocent before him, and kept myself from sinning. 24 The LORD rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior. 25 You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent. 26 You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.
  • Prov 20:7 : 7 The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
  • Isa 35:8 : 8 A thoroughfare will be there– it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it; it is reserved for those authorized to use it– fools will not stray into it.
  • Isa 42:16 : 16 I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way; I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. I will turn the darkness in front of them into light, and level out the rough ground. This is what I will do for them. I will not abandon them.
  • Zeph 3:5 : 5 The just LORD resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
  • Eph 2:10 : 10 For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.
  • 1 John 3:10 : 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness– the one who does not love his fellow Christian– is not of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    7He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,

    8to guard the paths of the righteous and to protect the way of his pious ones.

    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

  • Prov 8:20
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    20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,

  • Prov 2:20-21
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    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

    21For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 4:18-19
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    18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.

    19The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.

  • Ps 85:13
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    13Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Isa 26:6
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    6It is trampled underfoot by the feet of the oppressed, by the soles of the poor.”

  • Ps 119:137
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    137צ(Tsade) You are just, O LORD, and your judgments are fair.

  • Ps 7:8-9
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    8The LORD judges the nations. Vindicate me, LORD, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

    9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • Hos 14:9
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    9Concluding 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.

  • Prov 4:26
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    26Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

  • Ps 26:1
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    1By David. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have integrity, and I trust in the LORD without wavering.

  • Prov 21:8
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    8The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

  • Ps 25:8
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    8The LORD is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

  • 2 Sam 22:26
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    26You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Ps 11:7
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    7Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 37:6
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    6He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

  • Jer 12:1
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    1LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

  • Ps 9:4
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    4For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.

  • Ps 37:23
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    23The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

  • Ps 94:15
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    15For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

  • Job 36:17
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    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Prov 11:3
    72%

    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Ps 5:8
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    8LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!

  • Prov 3:6
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    6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

  • Ps 17:2
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    2Make a just decision on my behalf! Decide what is right!

  • Ps 17:5
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    5I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.

  • Job 4:6
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    6Is not your piety your confidence, and your blameless ways your hope?

  • Prov 16:11
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    11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

  • Ps 25:10
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    10The LORD always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

  • Job 17:9
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    9But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

  • Ps 125:4
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    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright!

  • Ps 89:14
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    14Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 36:10
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    10Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!