Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Shall your boasts silence men?
And shall you scoff and none rebuke?

King James Version

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

Holman Bible

Should your babbling put others to silence,
so that you can keep on ridiculing
with no one to humiliate you?

International Standard Version

Will your irrational babble silence people, and when you mock them, will you escape without being shamed?

A Conservative Version

Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mock, shall no man make thee ashamed?

American Standard Version

Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

Amplified


“Should your boasts and babble silence men?
And shall you scoff and no one put you to shame?

Bible in Basic English

Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

Darby Translation

Should thy fictions make men hold their peace? and shouldest thou mock, and no one make thee ashamed?

Julia Smith Translation

Shall thy empty talks cause men to be silent? and wilt thou deride and none making ashamed?

King James 2000

Should your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Should your loose talk put people to silence? {And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame}?

Modern King James verseion

Should your lies make men silent? And will you mock and no one make you ashamed?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Should men give ear unto thee only? Thou wilt laugh other men to scorn; and shall nobody mock thee again?

NET Bible

Will your idle talk reduce people to silence, and will no one rebuke you when you mock?

New Heart English Bible

Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?

The Emphasized Bible

Shall, thy pratings, cause men to hold their peace? When thou hast mocked, shall there be none to put thee to shame?

Webster

Should thy falsehoods make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

World English Bible

Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?

Youngs Literal Translation

Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּד 
Bad 
Usage: 5

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

men
מת 
Math 
Usage: 21

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

and when thou mockest
לעג 
La`ag 
Usage: 18

References

Easton

Man

Context Readings

Zophar's First Response To Job

2 Are all these words to go unanswered? Is this talker to be vindicated? 3 “Shall your boasts silence men?
And shall you scoff and none rebuke?
4 You say to God: 'My beliefs are flawless and I am pure in your sight.'


Cross References

Job 17:2

Mockers surrounded me. My eye dwells on their provocation.

Job 12:4

I have become a laughingstock to my friends! I called upon God and he answered. Yet I am a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!

Job 13:4

You are smearing me with lies. As doctors you are worthless, all of you!

Job 13:9

Would it turn out well if he examined you? Could you deceive him as you might deceive men?

Job 15:2-3

Should a wise man answer with empty notions or be filled with the hot east wind?

Job 21:3

Bear with me, and I will speak. Then after I have spoken, mock on.

Job 24:25

If it is not so, who will prove me a liar, and show that there is nothing in what I say?

Job 34:7

Who is there like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water?

Psalm 35:16

With godless and abusive mockers, they grit their teeth at me.

Psalm 83:16

Fill their faces with confusion that they may seek your name, Jehovah.

Jeremiah 15:17

I did not spend my time with other people laughing and having a good time. In obedience to your orders I stayed by myself and was filled with anger.

2 Thessalonians 3:14

If anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame.

Titus 2:8

Have sound speech that cannot be condemned so the man opposing us may be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.

Jude 1:18

They said to you: In the last time there will be mockers (scoffers), walking after their own ungodly lusts.

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