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Hosea 14:9 — Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he…
“Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.”
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The verses around Hosea 14:9.
7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Verse explanation
The book's conclusion: an invitation to wisdom to understand the whole message — the ways of the Lord are right, and each person chooses whether to walk in them or stumble over them.
From the Hosea 14 study in Bible in Stories.
Hosea 14:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Quem é sabio, para que entenda estas coisas; quem é prudente, para que as saiba? porque os caminhos do Senhor são rectos, e os justos andarão n'elles, mas os transgressores cairão n'elles.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Quem é sábio entenda estas coisas, e o prudente as reconheça; porque os caminhos do SENHOR são retos, e os justos andarão neles; mas os transgressores neles cairão.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¿Quién es sabio para entender todo esto? ¿Quién tiene el discernimiento para entender? Los caminos del Señor son rectos, pero los rebeldes se tropiezan y caen.
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