Habakkuk 2:4
New Living Translation
4 “Look at the proud!
They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked.
But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.[a]
Footnotes
- 2:3b-4 Greek version reads If the vision is delayed, wait patiently, / for it will surely come and not delay. / 4 I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away. / But the righteous person will live by my faith. Compare Rom 1:17; Gal 3:11; Heb 10:37-38.
Habakkuk 2:4
The Message
4 “Look at that man, bloated by self-importance—
full of himself but soul-empty.
But the person in right standing before God
through loyal and steady believing
is fully alive, really alive.
Habakkuk 2:4
Common English Bible
4 Some people’s desires are truly audacious;[a]
they don’t do the right thing.
But the righteous person will live honestly.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:4 Heb uncertain
Habakkuk 2:4
Amplified Bible
4
“Look at the proud one,
His soul is not right within him,
But the righteous will live by his faith [in the true God].(A)
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