Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
{although} violence [is] not on my hands, and my prayer [is] pure.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
Holman Bible
and my prayer is pure.
International Standard Version
even though violence is not my intention, and my prayer is pure."
A Conservative Version
although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
American Standard Version
Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
Amplified
Although there is no violence or wrongdoing in my hands,
And my prayer is pure.
Bible in Basic English
Though my hands have done no violent acts, and my prayer is clean.
Darby Translation
Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
Julia Smith Translation
Not for violence in my hands: and my prayer is clean.
King James 2000
Not for any violence in my hands: also my prayer is pure.
Modern King James verseion
though no violence is in my hand, and my prayer is pure.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Howbeit there is no wickedness in my hands, and my prayer is clean.
NET Bible
although there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure.
New Heart English Bible
Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
The Emphasized Bible
Though no violence was in my hands, and, my prayer, was pure.
Webster
Not for any injustice in my hands: also my prayer is pure.
World English Bible
Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
Youngs Literal Translation
Not for violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 16:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Everything Was Going Well
16 My face is red because of weeping, and deep shadows [are] on my eyelids, 17 {although} violence [is] not on my hands, and my prayer [is] pure. 18 "O earth, you should not cover my blood, and let there be no place for my cry for help.
Cross References
Job 8:5-6
If you yourself would seek God, then you would plead to Shaddai for grace.
Job 11:14
if iniquity [is] in your hand, put it far away, and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents--
Job 15:20
"All of the wicked [one's] days he is writhing, even [through] the number of years that are laid up for the tyrant.
Job 15:34
for [the] company of [the] godless [is] barren, and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.
Job 21:27-28
"Look, I know your thoughts and [the] schemes you devise against me.
Job 22:5-9
[Is] not your wickedness great, and there is no end to your iniquities?
Job 27:6-7
I hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart will not blame [any] of my days.
Job 29:12-17
because I saved [the] needy who cried for help, and [I saved] [the] orphan for whom [there was] no helper.
Job 31:1-40
"I made a covenant with my eyes, so how could I look closely upon a virgin?
Psalm 7:3-5
O Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,
Psalm 44:17-21
All this has befallen us, though we have not forgotten you, and we have not been false to your covenant.
Psalm 66:18-19
If I had considered evil in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
Isaiah 59:6
Their webs cannot become clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their works [are] works of iniquity, and deeds of violence [are] in their hands.
Jonah 3:8
And [the] human beings and [the] animals must be covered [with] sackcloth! And they must call forcefully to God, and each must turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.
1 Timothy 2:8
Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and dispute.