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Psalm 25

Psa. 25:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
and upright
yashar (Hebrew #3477)
straight (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
Pronounce: yaw-shawr'
Origin: from 3474
is the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
: therefore will he teach
yarah (Hebrew #3384)
{yaw-raw'}; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
KJV usage: (+) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.
Pronounce: yaw-raw'
Origin: or (2 Chr. 26:15) yara
sinners
chatta' (Hebrew #2400)
a criminal, or one accounted guilty
KJV usage: offender, sinful, sinner.
Pronounce: khat-taw'
Origin: intensively from 2398
in the way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Good.
Psa. 119:68• 68Good [art] thou and doing good;{HR}Teach me thy statutes. (Psa. 119:68)
upright.
Psa. 92:15• 15To show that Jehovah is upright:{HR}[He is] my rock, and no unrighteousness [is] in him. (Psa. 92:15)
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Isa. 26:7• 7The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, the Upright, dost make the path of the just even. (Isa. 26:7)
teach.
Prov. 1:20‑23• 20Wisdom crieth without,{HR}She raiseth her voice in the broadways;
 21She calleth at the head of the noisy (streets),{HR}At the entry of the gates;{HR}In the city she uttereth her words,
 22How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness,{HR}And scorners delight them in scorning,{HR}And fools hate wisdom?
 23Turn you at my reproof:{HR}Behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you,{HR}I will make known my words unto you. (Prov. 1:20‑23)
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Prov. 2:1‑6• 1My son, if thou wilt receive my words,{HR}And lay up my commandments with thee;
 2So that thou wilt incline thine ear to wisdom,{HR}And apply thy heart to understanding;
 3Yea if thou cry after discernment,{HR}[And] lift up thy voice for understanding;
 4If thou seek her as silver{HR}And search for her as for hid treasures;
 5Then shalt thou apprehend the fear of Jehovah,{HR}And find the knowledge of God.
 6For Jehovah giveth wisdom;{HR}Out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (Prov. 2:1‑6)
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Prov. 9:4‑6• 4Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither.{HR}To him that is void of understanding she saith,
 5Come, eat ye of my bread,{HR}And drink of the wine I have mingled.
 6Forsake follies and live,{HR}And go in the way of understanding. (Prov. 9:4‑6)
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Mic. 4:2• 2{i}And{/i} many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem. (Mic. 4:2)
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Matt. 9:13• 13{i}But go and learn what [that] is—I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous [men] but sinners.{/i} (Matt. 9:13)
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Matt. 11:29‑30• 29{i}Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;{/i}
 30{i}for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.{/i} (Matt. 11:29‑30)
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Luke 11:13• 13If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more will the Father who [is] of heaven give [the] Holy Spirit to them that ask him. (Luke 11:13)
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John 6:44‑45• 44No one can come unto me except the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
 45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every one that heard from the Father and learned cometh unto me. (John 6:44‑45)
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2 Cor. 4:6• 6because it is the God that bade light shine out of darkness, who shone in our hearts for the illumination of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Cor. 4:6)
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Eph. 1:17‑18• 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you [the] spirit of wisdom and revelation in full knowledge of him,
 18having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling; and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints; (Eph. 1:17‑18)
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James 1:5• 5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all freely and reproacheth not; and it shall be given him. (James 1:5)
• Good to us, He loves uprightness, loves to see it, and so will teach it in grace to those wandered from it. It is sweet to one that has wandered to count on this. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 25-28” by J.N. Darby)
• In the second part {v.8-14}, this reference to God has led the soul to speak about Him, dwelling on and declaring what He is in His ways. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 25-28” by J.N. Darby)
• In verse 8 to 10 the soul recognizes that all God’s dealings with sinners are according to His own nature, and therefore will be in goodness combined with uprightness. (“Psalm 25” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way:

W. Kelly Translation

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Good and upright [is] Jehovah;{HR}Therefore he teacheth sinners in the way.