Isaiah 3:10
New International Version
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

New Living Translation
Tell the godly that all will be well for them. They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!

English Standard Version
Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Berean Standard Bible
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

King James Bible
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

New King James Version
“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

New American Standard Bible
Say to the righteous that it will go well for them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.

NASB 1995
Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.

NASB 1977
Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.

Legacy Standard Bible
Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their deeds.

Amplified Bible
Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their [righteous] actions.

Christian Standard Bible
Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will eat the fruit of their labor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will eat the fruit of their labor.

American Standard Version
Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Contemporary English Version
Tell those who obey God, "You're very fortunate--you will be rewarded for what you have done."

English Revised Version
Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them. They will taste the fruit of their labor.

Good News Translation
The righteous will be happy, and things will go well for them. They will get to enjoy what they have worked for.

International Standard Version
"Tell the righteous that things will go well, because they will enjoy the fruit of their actions."

Majority Standard Bible
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

NET Bible
Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

New Heart English Bible
Tell the righteous "Good." For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Webster's Bible Translation
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

World English Bible
Tell the righteous that it will be well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Say to the righteous that [it is] good, "" Because they eat the fruit of their doings.

Young's Literal Translation
Say ye to the righteous, that it is good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.

Smith's Literal Translation
Say to the just, that it is good that they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Tell the just man that it is well, for he shall eat from the fruit from his own plans.

New American Bible
Happy the just, for it will go well with them, the fruit of their works they will eat.

New Revised Standard Version
Tell the innocent how fortunate they are, for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Speak good to the righteous; because of this they shall eat the fruit of their works
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Woe to their soul, for they have devised an evil counsel against themselves, saying against themselves, Let us bind the just, for he is burdensome to us: therefore shall they eat the fruits of their works.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Judgment Against Judah
9The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. 10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. 11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.…

Cross References
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. / But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. / He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

Proverbs 11:18
The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

Galatians 6:7-9
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. / Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

Psalm 37:18-19
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever. / In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

Romans 2:6-7
God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

Jeremiah 17:7-8
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

Matthew 25:34-40
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. / For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ ...

Psalm 58:11
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

1 Peter 1:6-9
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. / Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, ...

Proverbs 12:21
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

Luke 6:22-23
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

Psalm 92:12-14
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

Proverbs 13:21
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.


Treasury of Scripture

Say you to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

say ye

Isaiah 26:20,21
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast…

Ecclesiastes 8:12
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

Jeremiah 15:11
The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.

they shall eat

Psalm 18:23,24
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity…

Psalm 128:1,2
A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways…

Galatians 6:7,8
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap…

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Isaiah 3
1. The great calamities which come by sin
10. The different rewards of the righteous and wicked
12. The oppression and covetousness of the rulers
16. The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women
25. The general desolation














Tell the righteous
The phrase "Tell the righteous" is a direct address to those who are living in accordance with God's laws and commandments. The Hebrew word for "righteous" is "צַדִּיק" (tzaddik), which denotes someone who is just, lawful, and in right standing with God. In the historical context of Isaiah, the righteous were often a remnant within Israel who remained faithful despite widespread corruption and idolatry. This phrase serves as a reassurance to those who strive to live a life pleasing to God, affirming that their efforts are seen and valued by the Lord.

it will be well with them
The promise "it will be well with them" is a profound assurance of divine favor and blessing. The Hebrew word for "well" is "טוֹב" (tov), which encompasses goodness, prosperity, and well-being. This assurance is not merely about material prosperity but includes spiritual peace and fulfillment. In the scriptural context, this promise echoes the covenantal blessings found in Deuteronomy, where obedience to God's commandments results in blessings. It is a reminder that God's justice ensures that the righteous will ultimately experience His goodness, even if not immediately visible in their current circumstances.

for they will eat the fruit of their labor
The phrase "for they will eat the fruit of their labor" highlights the principle of reaping what one sows, a recurring theme in biblical wisdom literature. The Hebrew word for "fruit" is "פְּרִי" (peri), symbolizing the results or outcomes of one's actions. This imagery is agricultural, reflecting the agrarian society of ancient Israel, where the harvest was a direct result of one's hard work and diligence. Spiritually, it signifies that the righteous will enjoy the rewards of their faithfulness and obedience. This promise serves as an encouragement to remain steadfast in righteousness, trusting that God will ensure their efforts are not in vain.

Verse 10. - Say ye to the righteous. The mention of the fact that the men of Jerusalem have permanently injured their moral natures by sin, and thus "rewarded evil to themselves," leads the prophet to declare at this point, parenthetically, the general law, which extends alike to the evil and the good - that men receive in themselves the recompense of their deeds. The righteous raise their moral nature, become better, and, in becoming better, become happier. "It is well with them, for of the fruit of their doings they eat." The wicked deprave and corrupt themselves, lower their moral nature, become worse than they were, and, in becoming worse, become more miserable. "Woe unto them! with them it is ill; for the achievement of their hands is given them."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Tell
אִמְר֥וּ (’im·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the righteous
צַדִּ֖יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

it will be well
ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

for them,
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

for they will enjoy
יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ (yō·ḵê·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

the fruit
פְרִ֥י (p̄ə·rî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6529: Fruit

of their labor.
מַעַלְלֵיהֶ֖ם (ma·‘al·lê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4611: A deed, practice


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