Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. And that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God and turned aside from evil.
New American Standard Bible
There was a man in the
King James Version
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Holman Bible
There was a man in the country of Uz
International Standard Version
There once was a man in the land of Uz named Job. The man was blameless as well as upright. He feared God and kept away from evil.
A Conservative Version
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
American Standard Version
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
Amplified
Bible in Basic English
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.
Darby Translation
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.
Julia Smith Translation
A man as in the land of Uz, Job his name; and that man was blameless and upright, and fearing God, and departing from evil.
King James 2000
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[There] was a man in the land of Uz whose name [was] Job. That man was blameless and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
In the land of Uz, there was a man called Job: an innocent and virtuous man, such a one as feared God, and eschewed evil.
NET Bible
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
New Heart English Bible
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
The Emphasized Bible
A man, there was - in the land of Uz, Job, his name, - and that man was blameless and upright, and one who revered God, and avoided evil.
Webster
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and shunned evil.
World English Bible
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
Youngs Literal Translation
A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
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Context Readings
Job's Character And Greatness
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. And that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God and turned aside from evil. 2 And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
Cross References
Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said to him, I am the Almighty God! Walk before Me and be perfect.
Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
Ezekiel 14:14
And though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver only their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord Jehovah.
James 5:11
Behold, we count blessed those who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is full of pity and of tender mercy.
Ezekiel 14:20
though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, says the Lord Jehovah, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter. They shall only deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
Genesis 22:12
And He said, Do not lay your hand on the lad, nor do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only one, from Me.
Job 1:8
And Jehovah said to Satan, Have you set your heart against My servant Job, because there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil?
Job 2:3
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Have you set your heart on My servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil? And still he is keeping hold of his integrity, although you moved Me against him to destroy him without cause.
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.
Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth, iniquity is purged, and by the fear of Jehovah men turn away from evil.
Jeremiah 25:20
and all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the rest of Ashdod;
Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
2 Kings 20:3
I pray, O Jehovah, remember now how I have walked before You in truth and with a sincere heart, and have done good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept with a great weeping.
Job 23:11-12
My foot has held fast in His steps; I have kept His way, and have not fallen away;
Job 28:28
And to man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom! And to depart from evil is understanding!
Lamentations 4:21
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, who lives in the land of Uz. The cup also shall pass through unto you; you shall be drunken and stripped naked.
1 Peter 3:11
Let him turn aside from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.
Genesis 10:23
And the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash,
Genesis 22:20-21
And it happened after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold Milcah! She also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
Genesis 36:28
The sons of Dishan were these: Uz and Aran.
Exodus 18:21
And you shall look out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain. And place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
1 Chronicles 1:17
The sons of Shem were Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
1 Chronicles 1:42
The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
2 Chronicles 31:20-21
And Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and did the good and the right and the true before Jehovah his God.
Job 31:1-40
I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin?