Psalms 112:3

112:3 His house contains wealth and riches;

his integrity endures. ¹ 

Proverbs 8:18

8:18 Riches and honor are with me,

long-lasting wealth and righteousness.

Proverbs 21:21

21:21 The one who pursues righteousness and love ² 

finds life, bounty, ³  and honor.

Isaiah 51:8

51:8 For a moth will eat away at them like clothes;

a clothes moth will devour them like wool.

But the vindication I provide ⁴  will be permanent;

the deliverance I give will last.”

Isaiah 51:1

There is Hope for the Future

51:1 “Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, ⁵ 

who seek the Lord!

Look at the rock from which you were chiseled,

at the quarry ⁶  from which you were dug! ⁷ 

Colossians 1:13

1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves, ⁸ 

Galatians 5:5-6

5:5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness. 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love. ⁹ 

[112:3]  ¹ tn Heb “stands forever.”

[21:21]  ² sn These two attributes, “righteousness” (צְדָקָה, tsÿdaqah) and “loyal love” (חֶסֶד, khesed) depict the life style of the covenant-believer who is pleasing to God and a blessing to others. The first term means that he will do what is right, and the second means that he will be faithful to the covenant community.

[21:21]  ³ sn The Hebrew term translated “bounty” is צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) again, so there is a wordplay on the term in the verse. The first use of the word had the basic meaning of “conduct that conforms to God’s standard”; this second use may be understood as a metonymy of cause, indicating the provision or reward (“bounty”) that comes from keeping righteousness (cf. NIV “prosperity”; NCV “success”). The proverb is similar to Matt 5:6, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.”

[51:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “my vindication”; many English versions “my righteousness”; NRSV, TEV “my deliverance”; CEV “my victory.”

[51:1]  ⁵ tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “justice”; NLT “hope for deliverance.”

[51:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “the excavation of the hole.”

[51:1]  ⁷ sn The “rock” and “quarry” refer here to Abraham and Sarah, the progenitors of the nation.

[1:13]  ⁸ tn Here αὐτοῦ (autou) has been translated as a subjective genitive (“he loves”).

[5:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “but faith working through love.”