Psalm 125:4 “Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.”

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

Geneva Bible 1599

Doe well, O Lord, vnto those that be good and true in their hearts.

Darby Translation

Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Young's Literal Translation

Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts.

Bible in Basic English

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

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Cross references

“Do good”

Psalm 51:18 Psalm 73:1 Hebrews 6:10 1 John 3:17–24 Psalm 41:1–3 Isaiah 58:10

Psalm 51:18 · BSB

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalm 73:1 · BSB

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Hebrews 6:10 · BSB

For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

1 John 3:17–24 · BSB

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

Psalm 41:1–3 · BSB

Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Isaiah 58:10 · BSB

and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.

“upright”

Psalm 84:11 Psalm 119:80 Psalm 32:2 Lamentations 3:25 John 1:47 Revelation 14:5

Psalm 84:11 · BSB

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Psalm 119:80 · BSB

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

Psalm 32:2 · BSB

Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Lamentations 3:25 · BSB

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

John 1:47 · BSB

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

Revelation 14:5 · BSB

And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

Also

Psalm 7:10 Psalm 94:15 Psalm 119:68 Psalm 36:10

Psalm 7:10 · BSB

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

Psalm 94:15 · BSB

Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Psalm 119:68 · BSB

You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 36:10 · BSB

Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

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

In context

3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.

5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

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