Psalms 97:11

World English Bible (2000)

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.
  • Job 22:28 : 28 You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you. Light shall shine on your ways.
  • Ps 112:4 : 4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. 6 He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves. A Song of Ascents. By Solomon.
  • Ps 18:28 : 28 For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.
  • Isa 60:1-2 : 1 "Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of Yahweh is risen on you. 2 For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.
  • Gal 6:8 : 8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
  • Esth 8:16 : 16 The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.
  • Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. 9 Don't grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won't be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door. 10 Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
  • Rev 22:5 : 5 There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
  • Isa 62:1 : 1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns.
  • Mic 7:9 : 9 I will bear the indignation of Yahweh, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light. I will see his righteousness.
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 32:11
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    11Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!

  • Ps 112:4
    80%

    4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.

  • Prov 13:9
    78%

    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

  • Ps 64:10
    78%

    10The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.

  • Ps 97:12
    76%

    12Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name. A Psalm.

  • Ps 33:1
    76%

    1Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

  • Ps 125:4
    75%

    4Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.

  • Ps 11:7
    75%

    7For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face. For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

  • Ps 97:10
    74%

    10You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 94:15
    74%

    15For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

  • Prov 11:10
    73%

    10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

  • Eccl 11:7
    73%

    7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.

  • Prov 15:30
    73%

    30The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

  • Isa 3:10
    73%

    10Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

  • Prov 29:6
    73%

    6An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.

  • Prov 11:18
    73%

    18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

  • Job 22:19
    73%

    19The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,

  • Ps 89:15
    72%

    15Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

  • Ps 107:42
    72%

    42The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

  • Ps 68:3
    72%

    3But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

  • Prov 21:15
    72%

    15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 11:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

    31Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 4:18
    72%

    18But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

  • Ps 37:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

  • Prov 10:28-30
    3 verses
    72%

    28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

    29The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 12:21
    72%

    21No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Ps 58:11
    71%

    11so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

  • Prov 14:11
    71%

    11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Ps 37:6
    71%

    6he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

  • Ps 140:13
    71%

    13Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence. A Psalm by David.

  • Ps 36:10
    71%

    10Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

  • Ps 85:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

    12Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

  • Prov 11:20
    71%

    20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

  • Ps 4:7
    71%

    7You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.

  • Ps 126:5
    71%

    5Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.

  • Ps 19:8
    71%

    8Yahweh's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

  • Prov 11:6
    70%

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

  • Ps 84:11
    70%

    11For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

  • Prov 11:23
    70%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Ps 69:32
    70%

    32The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.

  • Prov 12:25
    70%

    25Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

  • Prov 13:6
    70%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Ps 118:15
    70%

    15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. "The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.

  • Ps 7:9
    70%

    9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.