His soul will dwell in prosperity, And his descendants will inherit the land.
Parallel translations
- WEB His soul shall dwell at ease. His offspring shall inherit the land.
- KJV His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
- BSB His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
- NKJV He himself shall dwell in prosperity, And his descendants shall inherit the earth.
- NLT They will live in prosperity, and their children will inherit the land.
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Quick answer
The God-fearer's soul will dwell in well-being, and his children will inherit the land. God blesses the reverent with security and lasting heritage.
Overview
The one who fears God enjoys a settled, prosperous soul and the promise that his descendants will inherit the land. This reflects the covenant blessings God pledged to his faithful people. While rooted in Israel's inheritance, the promise points forward to the eternal inheritance secured in Christ for all who belong to him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 30
- Ps 37:11But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
- Prov 19:23The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
- Prov 1:33But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”
- Zeph 3:17Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
- Isa 65:23They will not labor in vain, nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of Yahweh’s blessed, and their descendants with them.
- Ps 37:26All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
- Acts 2:39For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
- Ezek 34:25–28I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
- Jer 32:39and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and of their children after them:
- Prov 29:25The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
- Ps 69:36The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.
- Ps 112:2His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Matt 5:5Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
- 1 Pet 3:10For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.
- Phil 4:19My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- Gen 17:7–10I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.
- Deut 33:26–29“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.
- Zech 9:17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
- Matt 11:28–29“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Isa 66:10–14“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn over her;
- Jer 31:12–14They shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow to the goodness of Yahweh, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
- Prov 20:7A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
- Deut 33:12About Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”
- Ps 36:8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
- Ps 37:29The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
- Ps 37:22For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
- 2 Pet 3:13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
- Ps 63:5My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
- Ps 31:19Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!
- Ezek 33:24–26Son of man, they who inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
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