Habakkuk 2:4
Behold, he that is unbelieving, his soul shall not be right in himself: but the just shall live in his faith.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
In Context
Cross References
Daniel 4:30And the king answered, and said: Is not this the great Babylon, which I have built to be the seat of the kingdom, by the strength of my power, and in the glory of my excellence?
Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit hardened unto pride, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory was taken away.
Luke 18:14I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather that the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
Romans 1:17For the justice of God is revealed therein, from faith unto faith, as it is written: The just man liveth by faith.
Galatians 3:11But that in the law no man is justified with God, it is manifest: because the just man liveth by faith.
Hebrews 10:38But my just man liveth by faith; but if he withdraw himself, he shall not please my soul.
Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:2-5
Waiting upon God; The People Directed. ( b. c. 600.) 1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. 2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. 4 Behold, his soul which is… Read the whole commentary →