Isaiah 55:7 “Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thought…”

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

World English Bible

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.

American Standard Version

let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Geneva Bible 1599

Let the wicked forsake his wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and returne vnto the Lord, and he wil haue mercy vpon him: and to our God, for hee is very ready to forgiue.

Darby Translation

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Young's Literal Translation

Forsake doth the wicked his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he returneth to Jehovah, and He pitieth him, And unto our God for He multiplieth to pardon.

Bible in Basic English

Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.

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Cross references

“the wicked”

Proverbs 28:13 James 4:8–10 Ezekiel 18:21–23 Luke 15:10 Jonah 3:10 Ezekiel 33:14–16

Proverbs 28:13 · BSB

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

James 4:8–10 · BSB

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Ezekiel 18:21–23 · BSB

But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.

Luke 15:10 · BSB

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

Jonah 3:10 · BSB

When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

Ezekiel 33:14–16 · BSB

But if I tell the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right—

“his thoughts”

Jeremiah 4:14 Psalm 66:18 Mark 7:23 Mark 7:21 Genesis 6:5 Zechariah 8:17

Jeremiah 4:14 · BSB

Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

Psalm 66:18 · BSB

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Mark 7:23 · BSB

All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

Mark 7:21 · BSB

For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

Genesis 6:5 · BSB

Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

Zechariah 8:17 · BSB

do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.

“for”

Isaiah 44:22 Isaiah 43:25 Ephesians 1:6–8 Luke 7:47 Psalm 51:1 Psalm 130:7

Isaiah 44:22 · BSB

I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

Isaiah 43:25 · BSB

I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

Ephesians 1:6–8 · BSB

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

Luke 7:47 · BSB

Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

Psalm 51:1 · BSB

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

Psalm 130:7 · BSB

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

Also

Isaiah 40:2 Isaiah 54:10 Isaiah 59:7 Isaiah 32:7

Isaiah 40:2 · BSB

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”

Isaiah 54:10 · BSB

Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 59:7 · BSB

Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

Isaiah 32:7 · BSB

The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

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