Isaiah 3 · Verse 10

Isaiah 3:10

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Isaiah 3:10, King James Version

Isaiah 3:10 in other translations

BSBTell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
WEBTell the righteous that it will be well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
ASVSay ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
YLTSay ye to the righteous, that it is good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.
DARBYSay ye of the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
BBEHappy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.
WebsterSay ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

What does Isaiah 3:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. The faithlessness of many is no proof that all are faithless. Though nothing but croaking of frogs is heard on the surface of the pool, we are not to infer there are no fish beneath [Bengel]. (See Is 1:19, 20). fruit of doings--(Pr 1:31) in a good sense (Ga 6:8; Re 22:14). Not salvation by works, but by fruit-bearing faith (Is 45:24; Jr 23:6). Gesenius and Weiss translate, Declare as to the righteous that, &c. Maurer, "Say that the righteous is blessed."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Say ye to the righteous - לצדיק letsaddik, the ל lamed is added here by one MS. and the Chaldee. The righteous is the person, 1. Who fears God. 2. Departs from evil. 3. Walks according to the testimony of God. 4. And expects and prepares for a glorious immortality. "Pronounce ye." - The reading of this verse is very dubious. The Septuagint for אמרו imru read נאסר neasor, or both, אמרו נאסר imru neasor, and כי לא טוב לנו ki lo tob lanu. Δησωμεν τον δικαιον, ὁτι δυσχρηστος ἡμιν εστι. Perhaps, for אמרו imru, the true reading may be אשרו ashsheru, "bless you;" or אמרו אשרי imru ashrey, "say ye, blessed is." The Vulgate and an ancient MS. read in the singular number, יאכל yochel, comedat, "he shall eat." "It shall be well with him:" - כי טוב ki tob, "that good." Say nothing to such but good. He is a good man, he does nothing but good, and has a good God to deal with, from whom he expects nothing but goodness. It shall be well with such in all circumstances of life. 1. In prosperity. 2. In adversity. 3. In sickness. 4. In health. 5. In death. 6. In judgment. And, 7. Through eternity In every case, occurrence, and circumstance, he shall eat the fruit of his doings - he shall derive benefit from being a righteous man, and walking in a righteous way.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 3:10-15
The rule was certain; however there might be national prosperity or trouble, it would be well with the righteous and ill with the wicked. Blessed be God, there is abundant encouragement to the righteous to trust in him, and for sinners to repent and return to him. It was time for the Lord to show his might. He will call men to a strict account for all the wealth and power intrusted to and abused by them. If it is sinful to disregard the necessities of the poor, how odious and wicked a part do they act, who bring men into poverty, and then oppress them!

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Isaiah 3:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אִמְר֥וּ'im.RutellH559
צַדִּ֖יקtza.Dik[the] righteousH6662
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
ט֑וֹבTovgoodH2895
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
פְרִ֥יfe.Ri[the] fruit ofH6529
מַעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םma.'a.lei.Hemdeeds theirH4611
יֹאכֵֽלוּ\׃yo.Khe.luthey will eatH398

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Cross references for Isaiah 3:10

  • Psalms 128:1-2

    A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

  • Hebrews 6:10

    For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

  • Galatians 6:7-8

    Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

  • 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:

  • Ezekiel 18:9-19

    Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things, And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife, Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, …

  • Deuteronomy 28:1-14

    And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. …

  • Psalms 18:23-24

    I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

  • Malachi 3:18

    Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

  • Zephaniah 2:3

    Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.

  • 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.

  • 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. For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • Romans 2:5-11

    But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Say ye.
26:20,21; Ec 8:12; Jer 15:11; Eze 9:4; 18:9-19; Zep 2:3; Mal 3:18
Ro 2:5-11
they shall eat.
Ps 18:23,24; 128:1,2; Ga 6:7,8; Heb 6:10

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Context

  • Isaiah 3:9

    The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

  • Isaiah 3:10

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

  • Isaiah 3:11

    Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

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Isaiah 3:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Decid al justo que le irá bien: porque comerá de los frutos de sus manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Dites au juste que le bien lui arrivera, car ils mangeront le fruit de leurs actions.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Saget vom Gerechten, daß es ihm wohlgehen wird; denn die Frucht ihrer Handlungen werden sie genießen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dicite justo quoniam bene, quoniam fructum adinventionum suarum comedet.