Malachi 3:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 3:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 3:18 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that servet..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 3:18 — KJV
“Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.”
— Malachi 3:18 (KJV)
Malachi 3:18 in Context — About the Book of Malachi
Malachi closes the Old Testament with a courtroom dialogue — God answering a weary nation's accusations about love, honor, tithes, and justice. It contains Scripture's only invitation to test God: bring the whole tithe and watch heaven's floodgates open. Then four hundred years of silence until John the Baptist.
Cross-References for Malachi 3:18
“If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:18: then, between, righteous
“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”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:18: return, righteous, wicked
“Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: by...: or, that I should save his life: Heb. by quickening him”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:18: then, return, righteous
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:18: then, wicked, god
“And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him. with him: that is, with God”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:18: then, between, god
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