Hebrews 10:38
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But my just man liveth by faith: but if he withdraw himself, he shall not please my soul.

the just.

Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, he that is unbelieving, his soul shall not be right in himself: but the just shall live in his faith.

Romans 1:17 For the justice of God is revealed therein, from faith unto faith, as it is written: The just man liveth by faith.

Galatians 3:11 But that in the law no man is justified with God, it is manifest: because the just man liveth by faith.

but.

Hebrews 10:26,27 For if we sin wilfully after having the knowledge of the truth, there is now left no sacrifice for sins: . . .

Hebrews 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, have tasted also the heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, . . .

Psalm 85:8 I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me: for he will speak peace unto his people: And unto his saints: and unto them that are converted to the heart.

Ezekiel 3:20 Moreover if the just man shall turn away from his justice, and shall commit iniquity: I will lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die, because thou hast not given him warning: he shall die in his sin, and his justices which he hath done, shall not be remembered: but I will require his blood at thy hand.

Ezekiel 18:24 But if the just man turn himself away from his justice, and do iniquity according to all the abominations which the wicked man useth to work, shall he live? all his justices which he hath done, shall not be remembered: in the prevarication, by which he hath prevaricated, and in his sin, which he hath committed, in them he shall die.

Zephaniah 1:6 And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him.

Matthew 12:43-45 And when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none. . . .

Matthew 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.

2 Peter 2:19-22 Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is overcome, of the same also he is the slave. . . .

1 John 2:19 They went out from us but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have remained with us: but that they may be manifest, that they are not all of us.

my.

Psalm 5:4 In the morning I will stand before thee, and I will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.

Psalm 147:11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: and in them that hope in his mercy.

Psalm 149:4 For the Lord is well pleased with his people: and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.

Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, I will uphold him: my elect, my soul delighteth in him: I have given my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

Malachi 1:10 Who is there among you, that will shut the doors, and will kindle the fire on my altar gratis? I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will not receive a gift of your hand.

Matthew 12:18 Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased. I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

1 Thessalonians 2:15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are adversaries to all men;

Context
A Call to Persevere
37For yet a little and a very little while, and he that is to come will come and will not delay. 38But my just man liveth by faith: but if he withdraw himself, he shall not please my soul. 39But we are not the children of withdrawing unto perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul.…
Cross References
Ezekiel 33:13
Yea, if I shall say to the just that he shall surely live, and he, trusting in his justice, commit iniquity: all his justices shall be forgotten, and his iniquity, which he hath committed, in the same shall he die.

Habakkuk 2:4
Behold, he that is unbelieving, his soul shall not be right in himself: but the just shall live in his faith.

Romans 1:17
For the justice of God is revealed therein, from faith unto faith, as it is written: The just man liveth by faith.

Galatians 3:11
But that in the law no man is justified with God, it is manifest: because the just man liveth by faith.

Hebrews 10:39
But we are not the children of withdrawing unto perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul.

James 5:6
You have condemned and put to death the Just One: and he resisted you not.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

righteous
δίκαιός (dikaios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.

one
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

will live
ζήσεται (zēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.

by
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

faith;
πίστεως (pisteōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

if
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

he shrinks back,
ὑποστείληται (hyposteilētai)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5288: From hupo and stello; to withhold under, i.e. to cower or shrink, to conceal.

I
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

{will take} no
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

pleasure
εὐδοκεῖ (eudokei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2106: To be well-pleased, think it good, be resolved. From eu and dokeo; to think well of, i.e. Approve; specially, to approbate.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

him.”
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he might shrink back, My soul does not take pleasure in him."

Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.

But the just shall live by faith; and, if he draw back, my soul does not take pleasure in him.

But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.

Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man shall draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

But it is by faith that My righteous servant shall live; and if he shrinks back, My soul takes no pleasure in him."

But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."

and 'the righteous by faith shall live,' and 'if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,'
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