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1 Kings 8:32

then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

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then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

KJV

Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.Tahand youH859 →
תִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'you will hearH8085 →
הַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taand you will actH6213 →
וְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.fa.Taand you will judgeH8199 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants yourH5650 →
לְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַle.har.Shi.a'to condemn as guiltyH7561 →
רָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'a guilty [person]H7563 →
לָתֵ֥תla.Tetto requiteH5414 →
דַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.Koconduct hisH1870 →
בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.Shoon own head hisH7218 →
וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יקu.le.hatz.Dikand to declare righteousH6663 →
צַדִּ֔יקtza.Dika righteous [person]H6662 →
לָ֥תֶתLa.tetto giveH5414 →
ל֖וֹloto him
כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סke.tzid.ka.Toaccording to righteousness hisH6666 →

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2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.Deuteronomy 25:1If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.2 Samuel 22:21The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.Ezekiel 18:13He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.Ezekiel 18:20The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.Exodus 34:7maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”Isaiah 3:10–11Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.Romans 2:6–10God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”1 Kings 8:39be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—Psalms 18:25To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.Numbers 5:27When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.Romans 7:9Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.Exodus 23:7Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.Romans 2:13For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.1 Samuel 26:23May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.

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