11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is Yahweh, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
Psalm 25:8 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Good and upright is Yahweh, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
- KJV King James Version
- Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Good and upright [is] YHWH, || Therefore He directs sinners in the way.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Lord is good and he is right; that is why he shows the way to those who are lost.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Good and upright [is] Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Good and upright is the LORD, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 24:8 in this edition
- The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| טוֹב־ | ṭō·wḇ- | Good | H2896 טוֹב pleasant |
| וְיָשָׁ֥ר | wə·yā·šār | and upright | H3477 יָשָׁר upright |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | [is] the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | therefore | H5921 עַל upon |
| כֵּ֤ן | kên | — | H3651 כֵּן right |
| יוֹרֶ֖ה | yō·w·reh | He shows | H3384 יָרָא to shoot |
| חַטָּאִ֣ים | ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm | sinners | H2400 חַטָּא sinner |
| בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ | bad·dā·reḵ | the way | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
Related verses
- James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
- Ephesians 1:17–18
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
- Psalm 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
- John 6:44–45
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to me.
- Psalm 92:15
to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
- Matthew 9:13
But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
- Proverbs 9:4–6
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him, “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed! Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”
- Isaiah 26:7
The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.
- Matthew 11:29–30
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
- Psalm 119:68
You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
6 Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, for they are from old times.
7 Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.
8 Good and upright is Yahweh, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
9 He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.
10 All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Read all of Psalm 25 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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