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Habakkuk 2:4 — Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the…
“Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.”
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The verses around Habakkuk 2:4.
2And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
5Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Verse explanation
“The just shall live by his faith” is the book's most famous verse — quoted three times in the New Testament (Romans, Galatians, and Hebrews) as the basis for explaining that our relationship with God depends on trust, not on our own merit.
From the Habakkuk 2 study in Bible in Stories.
Habakkuk 2:4 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Eis que de preguiça se retira, não é recta n'elle; mas o justo pela sua fé viverá.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Eis que o soberbo não tem a alma correta em si; mas o justo viverá por sua fé.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¡Mira a los orgullosos! No viven con rectitud. Pero los que viven con rectitud lo hacen mediante su confianza en Dios.
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