Isaiah 11:3 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.

English ASV

And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;

English Amplified

And shall make Him of quick understanding, and His delight shall be in the reverential and obedient fear of the Lord. And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, neither decide by the hearing of His ears;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And shall make Him of quick understanding, and His delight shall be in the reverential and obedient fear of the Lord. And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, neither decide by the hearing of His ears;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And He will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, he will not execute justice by what he hears with his ears,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears;

English EASY 2024

To obey the Lord will make him very happy. He will not judge people because of what he sees with his eyes. He will not judge them because of what his ears hear about them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

He will find joy in obeying the Lord. This king will not judge people by the way things look. He will not judge by what he hears.

And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

and find pleasure in obeying him. He will not judge by appearance or hearsay;

English God's Word - GW 1995

He will gladly bear the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what He sees with His eyes, He will not execute justice by what He hears with His ears,

English KJV 1611

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

English LSB

And He will delight in the fear of Yahweh, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor render a decision by what His ears hear;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He shall delight in the fear of the Lord, and he shall not judge by what his eyes see, nor reprove by what his ears hear;

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He will take delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Branch will take delight in respecting the Lord. He will not judge things only by the way they look. He won't make decisions based simply on what people say.

English NIV

and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;

English NKJ 1982

His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;

English NLT

He will delight in obeying the LORD. He will never judge by appearance, false evidence, or hearsay.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He will find his delight in living by the Spirit of the Fear of the Lord. He will neither judge by appearances nor make his decisions based on rumors.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

His delight will be obedience to the Lord. He will not judge by appearance, false evidence, or hearsay,

English Tyndale 1537

and shall make him fervent in the fear of GOD. For he shall not give sentence, after the thing that shall be brought before his eyes, neither reprove a matter at the first hearing:(And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes: neither shall rebuke after the hearing of his ears.)

Isaiah 11:3 — Compare Translations