Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
Parallel translations
- WEB He enters into peace. They rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.
- KJV He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
- NKJV He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness.
- NASB He enters into peace; They rest in their beds, Each one who walked in his upright way.
- NLT For those who follow godly paths will rest in peace when they die.
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Quick answer
The upright who die enter into peace and rest in their beds. It matters because it gives assurance of peaceful rest for the righteous in death.
Overview
Building on the previous verse, the death of the righteous is portrayed not as loss but as entering peace and rest. Their uprightness leads to a restful end, in contrast to the turmoil awaiting the wicked. This anticipates the fuller New Testament hope that to die in the Lord is to rest from one's labors and be with Christ (Rev. 14:13).
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Cross-references · 16
- Rev 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
- 2 Cor 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- Job 3:17There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
- Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- Eccl 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- 2 Cor 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- Luke 7:50And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- 2 Chr 16:14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
- Matt 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Ezek 32:25Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.
- Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
- Phil 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Isa 26:7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
- Gen 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- Isa 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
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