Isaiah 55:7 KJV
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Matthew Henry
- Gracious offers of pardon and peaceHere is a gracious offer of pardon, and peace, and of all happiness. It shall not be in vain to seek God, now his word is calling to us, and his Spirit is...
Thompson Chains
- Evil ThoughtsSee the chain from Deuteronomy 15:9 · 9 links
- Repentance (2)Link 5 of 10 · next Jeremiah 3:12
- Returning to GodLink 6 of 9 · next Hosea 6:1
- Mercy PromisedLink 6 of 7 · next Jeremiah 3:12
- Riches of GraceSee the chain from Romans 2:4 · 4 links
- Pardon PromisedLink 3 of 9 · next Jeremiah 5:1
- Forsake SanLast of 3 links
Cross References
- James 4:8–10 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. …
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
- Psalms 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
- Proverbs 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
- Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
- Isaiah 44:22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
- Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Ezekiel 18:21–23 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. …
- Ezekiel 18:27–32 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. …
- Ezekiel 33:14–16 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; …
- Luke 15:10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
- 1 Timothy 1:15–16 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. …
- Matthew 15:18–19 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. …
- Matthew 23:25–26 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. …
- Luke 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
- Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
- Acts 8:21–22 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. …
- Acts 26:20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, …
- Ephesians 1:6–8 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. …
- Isaiah 1:16–18 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; …
- Isaiah 32:7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
- Isaiah 40:2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.
- Isaiah 54:10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
- Isaiah 59:7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
- Jeremiah 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
- Jeremiah 3:12–13 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. …
- Jeremiah 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
- Jeremiah 8:4–6 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? …
- Ezekiel 3:18–19 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. …
- Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
- Hosea 14:1–2 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. …
- Jonah 3:10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
- Zechariah 8:17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
- Matthew 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
- Mark 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
- Luke 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
- Luke 11:39–40 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. …
- Exodus 34:6–7 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, …
- Numbers 14:18–19 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. …
- Psalms 51:1 <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.> Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 130:7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
- James 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
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Topics
- Church Prophecies concerning prosperity of Church
- God Mercy of God
- Jesus, the Christ Unclassified prophecies concerning the kingdom of Jesus, the Christ
- Repentance Unclassified scriptures relating to Repentance
- Salvation Unclassified scriptures relating to Salvation
- Seekers General scriptures concerning Seekers
- Sin Forgiveness of Sin
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Let the wicked רָשָׁע rāšāʿ רָשָׁע Adjective · masculine singular
- forsake יַעֲזֹב yaʿăzōb עָזַב Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- his way דַּרְכּוֹ darkô דֶּרֶךְ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- and the unrighteous אָוֶן ʾāwen אָוֶן Noun · masculine singular
- man וְאִישׁ wĕʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- his thoughts מַחְשְׁבֹתָיו maḥšĕbōtāyw מַחֲשָׁבָה Noun · feminine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- and let him return וְיָשֹׁב wĕyāšōb שׁוּב Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto the LORD אֶל ʾel Preposition יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name וְאֶל wĕʾel Preposition · with and
- and he will have mercy וִירַחֲמֵהוּ wîraḥămēhû רָחַם Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
- upon him; and to our God אֱלֹהֵינוּ ʾĕlōhênû אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common plural
- for he will abundantly כִּי kî Conjunction יַרְבֶּה yarbê רָבָה Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular
- pardon לִסְלוֹחַ lislôaḥ סָלַח Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
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