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Isaiah 26:7–8

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The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
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From verse 7

  1. Ephesians 2:10Rank 1 from verse 7
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    10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

  2. Isaiah 42:16Rank 2 from verse 7
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    16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  3. 1 John 3:10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

  4. 1 John 3:7Rank 4 from verse 7
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    7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

  5. 2 Corinthians 1:12Rank 5 from verse 7
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    12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

  6. Job 27:5–6Rank 6 from verse 7
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    5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

    6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

  7. Proverbs 20:7Rank 7 from verse 7
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    7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

  8. Psalms 11:7Rank 8 from verse 7
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    7For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

  9. 1 Chronicles 29:17Rank 9 from verse 7
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    17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

  10. 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 10 from verse 7
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    5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

  11. 1 Samuel 2:2–4Rank 11 from verse 7
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    2There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

    3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

    4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

  12. Isaiah 35:8Rank 12 from verse 7
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    8And 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 therein.

  13. Job 31:6Rank 13 from verse 7
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    6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

  14. Psalms 1:6Rank 14 from verse 7
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    6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  15. Psalms 18:23–26Rank 15 from verse 7
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    23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

    24Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

    25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

    26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

  16. Psalms 11:4Rank 16 from verse 7
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    4The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

  17. Zephaniah 3:5Rank 17 from verse 7
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    5The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

From verse 8

  1. James 5:7–11Rank 1 from verse 8
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    7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

    8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

    9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

    10Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

    11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

  2. Psalms 37:3–7Rank 2 from verse 8
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    3Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

    4Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

    5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

    6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

    7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  3. Isaiah 33:2Rank 3 from verse 8
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    2O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

  4. 2 Thessalonians 3:5Rank 4 from verse 8
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    5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

  5. Exodus 3:15Rank 5 from verse 8
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    15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

  6. Psalms 65:6Rank 6 from verse 8
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    6Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

  7. Acts 1:4Rank 7 from verse 8
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    4And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

  8. Romans 8:25Rank 8 from verse 8
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    25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

  9. 2 Samuel 23:5Rank 9 from verse 8
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    5Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

  10. Isaiah 12:4Rank 10 from verse 8
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    4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

  11. Isaiah 25:9Rank 11 from verse 8
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    9¶ And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

  12. Isaiah 56:1Rank 12 from verse 8
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    1THUS saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

  13. Isaiah 64:4–5Rank 13 from verse 8
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    4For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

    5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

  14. Job 23:10–12Rank 14 from verse 8
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    10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

    11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

    12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

  15. Numbers 36:13Rank 15 from verse 8
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    13These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

  16. Psalms 106:3Rank 16 from verse 8
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    3Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

  17. Psalms 143:5–6Rank 17 from verse 8
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    5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

    6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

  18. Psalms 18:23Rank 18 from verse 8
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    23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

  19. Psalms 44:17–18Rank 19 from verse 8
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    17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

    18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

  20. Psalms 63:1–3Rank 20 from verse 8
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    1O GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

    2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

    3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

  21. Psalms 73:25Rank 21 from verse 8
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    25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

  22. Psalms 77:10–12Rank 22 from verse 8
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    10And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

    11I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

    12I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

  23. Psalms 84:2Rank 23 from verse 8
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    2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

  24. Song of Solomon 1:2–4Rank 24 from verse 8
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    2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

    3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

    4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

  25. Song of Solomon 2:3–5Rank 25 from verse 8
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    3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

    4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

    5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

  26. Song of Solomon 5:8Rank 26 from verse 8
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    8I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

  27. Isaiah 30:18Rank 27 from verse 8
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    18¶ And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

  28. Luke 1:6Rank 28 from verse 8
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    6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

  29. Malachi 4:4Rank 29 from verse 8
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    4¶ Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

  30. Micah 7:7Rank 30 from verse 8
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    7Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  31. Psalms 13:1–2Rank 31 from verse 8
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    1HOW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

    2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

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Isaiah 26:7

COMBINED MEANING

uprightness

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Honesty and integrity in principle or practice; conformity to rectitude and justice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

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dost

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Sense 1: Do: perform, act, or carry out. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

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COMBINED MEANING

weigh

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To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of gravity. To pay, allot or take by weight.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Isaiah 26:8

COMBINED MEANING

yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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waited

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Past-tense or past-participial form of wait. Sense 1: Remained in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: Attended or served.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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remembrance

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1. The act or state of remembering; recollection or mindful regard; the continued memory or notice of someone or something. 2. Something that brings or keeps someone or something to mind; a memorial or reminder.

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rememberance

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1. The act or state of remembering; recollection or mindful regard; the continued memory or notice of someone or something. 2. Something that brings or keeps someone or something to mind; a memorial or reminder.

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26:6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

26:7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

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26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

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26:9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

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