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Psalms 15:2

He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backbiting;   Character;   Holiness;   Integrity;   Neighbor;   Oath;   Righteous;   Righteousness;   Speaking;   Talebearer;   The Topic Concordance - Abidance;   Righteousness;   Speech/communication;   Steadfastness;   Swearing/vowing;   Truth;   Uprightness;   Usury;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Character of Saints;   Righteousness;   Uprightness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Poetry of the Hebrews;   Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Righteousness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blameless;   Hypocrisy;   Word;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Ethics;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Go;   Truth;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Judaism;   Lying;   Perjury;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The one who lives blamelessly, practices righteousness,and acknowledges the truth in his heart—
Hebrew Names Version
He who walks blamelessly, does what is right, And speaks truth in his heart;
King James Version
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
English Standard Version
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart;
New Century Version
Only those who are innocent and who do what is right. Such people speak the truth from their hearts
New English Translation
Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.
Amplified Bible
He who walks with integrity and strength of character, and works righteousness, And speaks and holds truth in his heart.
New American Standard Bible
One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
World English Bible
He who walks blamelessly, does what is right, And speaks truth in his heart;
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that walketh vprightly and worketh righteousnes, and speaketh the trueth in his heart.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who walks blamelessly, and works righteousness,And speaks truth in his heart.
Berean Standard Bible
He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
Contemporary English Version
Only those who obey God and do as they should. They speak the truth
Complete Jewish Bible
Those who live a blameless life, who behave uprightly, who speak truth from their hearts
Darby Translation
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth from his heart.
Easy-to-Read Version
Only those who live pure lives, do what is right, and speak the truth from their hearts.
George Lamsa Translation
He that walks uprightly and works righteousness and speaks the truth in his heart.
Good News Translation
Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere,
Lexham English Bible
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right. He who speaks honestly in his heart.
Literal Translation
He who walks uprightly and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Euen he yt ledeth an vncorrupte life: that doth the thinge which is right, ad that speaketh the treuth from his herte.
American Standard Version
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh truth in his heart;
King James Version (1611)
Hee that walketh vprightly, and worketh righteousnesse, and speaketh the trueth in his heart.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Euen he that leadeth an vncorrupt life: and doth the thyng that is iust, and speaketh the trueth from his heart.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, who speaks truth in his heart.
English Revised Version
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh truth in his heart.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that entrith with out wem; and worchith riytfulnesse.
Update Bible Version
He that walks uprightly, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart;
Webster's Bible Translation
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
New King James Version
He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart;
New Living Translation
Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
New Life Bible
He who walks without blame and does what is right and good, and speaks the truth in his heart.
New Revised Standard
Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right, and speak the truth from their heart;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that walketh without blame, and doeth what is right, and speaketh truth with his heart;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(14-2) He that walketh without blemish, and worketh justice:
Revised Standard Version
He who walks blamelessly, and does what is right, and speaks truth from his heart;
Young's Literal Translation
He who is walking uprightly, And working righteousness, And speaking truth in his heart.
THE MESSAGE
"Walk straight, act right, tell the truth.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.

Contextual Overview

1 Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill? 2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart; 3 Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour; 4 Who gives honour to those who have the fear of the Lord, turning away from him who has not the Lord's approval. He who takes an oath against himself, and makes no change. 5 He who does not put out his money at interest, or for payment give false decisions against men who have done no wrong. He who does these things will never be moved.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

He: Psalms 84:11, Proverbs 2:7, Proverbs 2:8, Proverbs 28:18, Isaiah 33:15, Micah 2:7, Luke 1:6, Galatians 2:14, 1 John 2:6

worketh: Acts 10:35, Romans 2:10, Ephesians 2:10, Hebrews 11:33, 1 John 2:29, 1 John 3:7, Revelation 22:14, Revelation 22:15

speaketh: Psalms 34:12, Psalms 34:13, Isaiah 63:8, Zechariah 8:16, Zechariah 8:17, Ephesians 4:25, Colossians 3:9, Revelation 21:8

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:6 - according 1 Kings 9:4 - And if thou Psalms 26:1 - for Psalms 106:3 - doeth Proverbs 13:6 - Righteousness Proverbs 20:7 - just Ezekiel 18:5 - if Matthew 5:8 - are

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.
Genesis 15:2
And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.
Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.
Genesis 15:4
Then said the Lord, This man will not get the heritage, but a son of your body will have your property after you.
Genesis 15:6
And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
Genesis 24:2
And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:
Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten of his master's camels, and all sorts of good things of his master's, and went to Mesopotamia, to the town of Nahor.
Genesis 25:21
Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.
Genesis 39:9
So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?
Genesis 43:19
So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He that walketh uprightly,.... Or "perfectly" e; see

Genesis 17:1; not so as to be without sin entirely, but as not to be chargeable with any notorious crime, and living in it; moreover, perfection and uprightness often signify sincerity, and the phrase here may design an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile; whose faith is unfeigned, whose love is without dissimulation, whose hope is without hypocrisy, and his whole conduct without fraud and deceit; likewise such an one may be said to walk uprightly who walks according to the truth of the Gospel, and by faith on Christ and in Christ, as he has received him; and such an one is fit to be a member of a Gospel church;

and worketh righteousness; not in order to his justification before God; for not such an one, but he that trusts in the Lord for righteousness, shall inherit his holy mountain, Isaiah 57:12; but he that works the work of faith, and believes in the righteousness of Christ; who looks to it and receives it; that lays hold on it and pleads it as his justifying righteousness; he that does righteousness in this sense, is righteous as Christ is righteous, 1 John 3:7; and such an one is a proper person to dwell in his house; and who also by faith does works of righteousness, and whose life is a series and course of righteousness, as a fruit of his faith, and in consequence of his having laid hold on the righteousness of Christ;

and speaketh the truth in his heart; receives Christ who is the truth, and the Gospel the word of truth into his heart, and makes an hearty profession of the same before men; and both speaks according to his light in the Scriptures of truth, whenever he speaks of divine things; and in common conversation speaks truth from his heart to his neighbour, and does not speak with a double heart, or say one thing with his mouth, and intend another in his heart; see Psalms 12:2; or endeavour to deceive persons, and impose a falsehood on them, or tell them lies; for as such a person is not fit to dwell in a private house, or to be in a civil society, much less is he a proper person to be in the house of God.

e ותמים "perfectus", Montanus, Gejerus,

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He that walketh uprightly - Hebrew, “walking perfectly;” that is, one who walks or lives “perfectly.” The word “walk” in the Scriptures is often used to denote the manner of life; life being represented as a journey. See the note at Psalms 1:1. The word here rendered “uprightly,” or, in the Hebrew, “perfectly,” means that which is complete in all its parts; where no part is missing or is defective. See the word explained in the notes at Job 1:1. The Word is not used in the sense in which it is often employed now, as denoting absolute freedom from sin, but as meaning that the character was complete in all its parts; or that the person referred to was upright alike in regard to God and to man. See the sentiment here expressed explained in the notes at Isaiah 33:15.

And worketh righteousness - Does right. That is, he does what is proper to be done in relation to God and to man. Compare Micah 6:8. The doctrine is everywhere laid down in the Scriptures that no man can be a friend of God who does not do habitually what is right. See 1 John 3:6-10.

And speaketh the truth in his heart - He uses language that is sincere, and that is in accordance with his real belief. This is opposed to all mere outward professions, and all hypocritical pretences. His religion has its seat in the heart, and is not the religion of forms; his acts are the expressions of upright intentions and purposes, and are not performed for selfish and hypocritical ends. This is everywhere the nature of true religion.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 15:2. He that walketh uprightly — הולך תמים holech tamim,

1. He walks perfectly. Who sets God before his eyes, takes his word for the rule of his conduct, considers himself a sojourner on earth, and is continually walking to the kingdom of God. He acts according to the perfections of God's law; he has respect to all its parts, and feels the weight and importance of all its injunctions.

And worketh righteousness

2. He is not satisfied with a contemplative life; he has duties to perform. The law of righteousness has placed him in certain relations, and each of these relations has its peculiar duties. פעל צדק poel tsedek, the words here used, signify to give just weight, to render to all their dues.

1. As he is the creature of GOD, he has duties to perform to him. He owes God his heart: May son, give me thy heart; and should love him with all his heart, soul, mind, and strength. This is giving GOD his due.

2. As a member of civil society, he has various duties to perform to his fellows, as they have to him. He is to love them as himself, and do unto all men as he would they should do unto him.

3. There are duties which he owes to himself. That his body may be in health, vigour, and activity, he should avoid every thing by which it might be injured, particularly all excesses in eating, drinking, sleeping, c. That his soul may be saved, he should avoid all sin all irregular and disorderly passions. He owes it to his soul to apply to God for that grace which produces repentance, faith, and holiness; and in order to get all these blessings, he should read, watch, pray, hear the word preached, and diligently use all the ordinances of God. He who acts not thus, defrauds both his body and soul: but the person in the text works righteousness-gives to all their due; and thus keeps a conscience void of offence, both towards God and man.

And speaketh the truth in his heart.

3. He is a true man; in him there is no false way. He is no man of pretenses; speaking one thing, and meaning another. He professes nothing but what he feels and intends; with him there are no hollow friendships, vain compliments, nor empty professions of esteem, love, regard, or friendship. His mouth speaks nothing but what his heart dictates. His heart, his tongue, and his hand, are all in unison. Hypocrisy, guile, and deceit, have no place in his soul.


 
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