Skip to main content

Psalms 25:8

Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

KJV

Domine, dilexi decorem domus tuæ, et locum habitationis gloriæ tuæ.

Vulgate

Κύριε, ἠγάπησα εὐπρεπίαν οἴκου σου καὶ τόπον σκηνώματος δόξης σου.

LXX

Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.

ASV

טוֹב וְ/יָשָׁ֥ר יְהוָ֑ה עַל כֵּ֤ן יוֹרֶ֖ה חַטָּאִ֣ים בַּ/דָּֽרֶךְ

Hebrew

Open in reader with connections →

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
חַטָּאִ֑ים
cht'ym
noun · 19×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָּשָׁ֖ר
yshr
adjective · 114×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
נִי
ny
verb · 86×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 30:18 — For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed
  • 2Cor 4:6 — For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 8:31 — And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
  • Eph 1:17 — That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
  • Isa 2:3 — And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Z
  • Isa 26:7 — The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
  • Isa 30:21 — And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
  • Isa 35:8 — And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err ther
  • Isa 48:17 — Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
  • Isa 54:13 — And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
  • Isa 61:8 — For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
  • Jas 1:5 — If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
  • John 6:44 — No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
  • John 7:17 — If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
  • John 8:32 — And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
  • John 9:37 — And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
  • John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
  • Lam 3:25 — The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
  • Luke 1:79 — To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
  • Matt 9:13 — But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
  • Matt 11:29 — Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
  • Matt 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Mic 4:2 — And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the
  • Mic 4:2 — And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the
  • Nah 1:7 — The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
  • Phil 3:15 — Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
  • Prov 1:20 — Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
  • Prov 2:1 — My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
  • Prov 3:6 — In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
  • Prov 9:4 — Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
  • Ps 25:5 — Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
  • Ps 32:8 — I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
  • Ps 32:8 — I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
  • Ps 51:13 — Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
  • Ps 86:5 — For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
  • Ps 92:15 — To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
  • Ps 119:7 — I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
  • Ps 119:26 — I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
  • Ps 119:68 — Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
  • Ps 125:1 — They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.