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Isaiah 26:7
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KJ21
The way of the just is uprightness; Thou, Most Upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
ASV
The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.
AMP
The way of the righteous [those in right-standing with God—living in moral and spiritual integrity] is smooth and level; O Upright One, make a level path for the just and righteous.
AMPC
The way of the [consistently] righteous (those living in moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relationship of their lives) is level and straight; You, O [Lord], Who are upright, direct aright and make level the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous.
BRG
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
CSB
The path of the righteous is level; you clear a straight path for the righteous.
CSBA
The path of the righteous is level; you clear a straight path for the righteous.
CEB
The way of the righteous is level; you clear a path for the righteous.
CJB
The way of the righteous is level; Righteous One, you smooth the path for the righteous.
CEV
Our Lord, you always do right, and you make the path smooth for those who obey you.
DARBY
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, the Upright, dost make the path of the just even.
DRA
The way of the just is right, the path of the just is right to walk in.
ERV
Honesty is the path good people follow. They follow the path that is straight and true. And God, you make that way smooth and easy to follow.
EASY
Righteous people walk on a path that is flat. You make their path straight, Lord.
EHV
The way of the righteous is level and smooth. You are righteous. You smooth the path for the righteous.
ESV
The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous.
ESVUK
The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous.
EXB
The ·path [way] of life is level for ·those who are right with God [the righteous]; ·Lord [or Upright One], you make the way of life ·smooth [straight; level] for those people.
GNV
The way of the just is righteousness: thou wilt make equal the righteous path of the just.
GW
The path of the righteous is level. O Upright One, you make the road of the righteous smooth.
GNT
Lord, you make the path smooth for good people; the road they travel is level.
HCSB
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the righteous.
ICB
The path of life of the people who are right with God is level. Lord, you make the way of life smooth for those people.
ISV
“The path of the righteous is level; O Upright One, you make safe the way of justice.
JUB
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
KJV
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
AKJV
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
LSB
The way of the righteous is upright; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
LEB
The way of the righteous is a straight path; you clear the level path of the righteous.
TLB
But for good men the path is not uphill and rough! God does not give them a rough and treacherous path, but smooths the road before them.
MSG
The path of right-living people is level. The Leveler evens the road for the right-living. We’re in no hurry, God. We’re content to linger in the path sign-posted with your decisions. Who you are and what you’ve done are all we’ll ever want. Through the night my soul longs for you. Deep from within me my spirit reaches out to you. When your decisions are on public display, everyone learns how to live right. If the wicked are shown grace, they don’t seem to get it. In the land of right living, they persist in wrong living, blind to the splendor of God.
MEV
The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
NOG
The path of the righteous is level. O Upright One, you make the road of the righteous smooth.
NABRE
The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level.
NASB
The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
NASB1995
The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
NCB
The path of the righteous is smooth, for you make level the way of the just.
NCV
The path of life is level for those who are right with God; Lord, you make the way of life smooth for those people.
NET
The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you prepare is straight.
NIRV
The path of godly people is level. You are the God who does what is right. You make their way smooth.
NIV
The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
NIVUK
The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
NKJV
The way of the just is uprightness; O Most Upright, You weigh the path of the just.
NLV
The way of the man who is right with God is smooth. O Upright One, make the path straight of those who are right with You.
NLT
But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them.
NRSVA
The way of the righteous is level; O Just One, you make smooth the path of the righteous.
NRSVACE
The way of the righteous is level; O Just One, you make smooth the path of the righteous.
NRSVCE
The way of the righteous is level; O Just One, you make smooth the path of the righteous.
NRSVUE
The way of the righteous is level; straight is the path of the righteous that you clear.
OJB
The Orakh Latzaddik (way of the just) is meiysharim (altogether level, upright, direct ones); Thou, O Yashar (Upright One, Straight One), straighten the ma’agal (circuit) of the tzaddik.
RGT
“The way of the just is righteousness, You will make equal the righteous path of the just.
RSV
The way of the righteous is level; thou dost make smooth the path of the righteous.
RSVCE
The way of the righteous is level; thou dost make smooth the path of the righteous.
TLV
The way of the righteous is straight. Upright One, You make smooth the path of the righteous.
VOICE
The path of those who do right is straight and smooth. O God, You who are upright, You make the way of the righteous level.
WEB
The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.
WYC
The way of a just man is rightful, the path of a just man is rightful to go (on). (The way of the just is right, or is straightforward, yea, the path of the just is straight and clear to go on.)
YLT
The path for the righteous [is] uprightness, O upright One, The path of the righteous Thou dost ponder.
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