"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have…" — Isaiah 55:7

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. {the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity} {abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon}”

— Isaiah 55:7

Verse 6

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Verse 8

For my thoughts {are} not your thoughts, neither {are} your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 55 — Context

Behold, thou shalt call a nation {that} thou knowest not, and nations {that} knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

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. {the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity} {abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon}

For my thoughts {are} not your thoughts, neither {are} your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

For {as} the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:13

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh {them} shall have mercy.

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.

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.

Luke 15:10

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

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.

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.

Isaiah 43:25

I, {even} I, {am} he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

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; {that...: Heb. judgment and justice}