Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say to her, According to the word of one of the foolish women thou wilt speak. Shall we also receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this. Job sinned not with his lips.
New American Standard Bible
But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks.
King James Version
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Holman Bible
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept only good from God and not adversity?” Throughout all this Job did not sin in what he said.
International Standard Version
But he replied to her, "You're talking like foolish women do. Are we to accept what is good from God but not tragedy?" Throughout all of this, Job did not sin by what he said.
A Conservative Version
But he said to her, Thou speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
American Standard Version
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Amplified
But he said to her, “You speak as one of the [spiritually] foolish women speaks [ignorant and oblivious to God’s will]. Shall we indeed accept [only] good from God and not [also] accept adversity and disaster?” In [spite of] all this Job did not sin with [words from] his lips.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.
Darby Translation
But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
King James 2000
But he said unto her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So he said to her, "You speak like one of the foolish women speaks. Indeed, should we receive the good from God, but not receive the evil?" In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
Modern King James verseion
But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish ones speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But Job said unto her, "Thou speakest like a foolish woman. Seeing we have received prosperity at the hand of God, wherefore should we not be content with adversity also?" In all these things, did not Job sin with his lips.
NET Bible
But he replied, "You're talking like one of the godless women would do! Should we receive what is good from God, and not also receive what is evil?" In all this Job did not sin by what he said.
New Heart English Bible
But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
The Emphasized Bible
And he said unto her, As one of the base women speaketh, speakest thou? Blessing, shall we accept from God, and, misfortune, shall we not accept? In all this, Job sinned not with his lips.
Webster
But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
World English Bible
But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith unto her, 'As one of the foolish women speaketh, thou speakest; yea, the good we receive from God, and the evil we do not receive.' In all this Job hath not sinned with his lips.
Themes
Afflicted saints » Should acknowledge the justice of their chastisements
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » Job's wife
God » Hand of » Upon men for chastisement and punishment
Job » A man who lived in uz » Courage
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Bodily suffering
Sickness » Saints » Are resigned under
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Job, by rejecting evil counsel
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 2:10
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Blameless Behavior
9 And his wife will say to him, Yet thou art holding fast upon thine integrity: praise God and die. 10 And he will say to her, According to the word of one of the foolish women thou wilt speak. Shall we also receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this. Job sinned not with his lips. 11 And the three friends of Job will hear all this evil coming upon him, and they will come, a man from his place:: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: and they will appoint to come together to deplore for him, and to comfort him.
Cross References
Job 1:21-22
And he will say, Naked I came forth from my mother's womb, and naked shall I turn back there: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah took; the name of Jehovah shall be blessed.
Psalm 39:1
To the overseer, to Jeduthun: chanting of David. I said, I will watch my way from sinning with my tongue: I will watch for my mouth with a muzzle while yet the unjust one is before me.
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said, Because thou didst listen to the voice of thy wife, and thou wilt eat from the tree which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat from it; cursed the earth for thy sake; in labor shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
2 Samuel 6:20-21
And David turned back to bless his house. And Michal, Saul's daughter, will go forth to the meeting of David, and she will say, How honored the king of Israel this day who was uncovered this day to the eyes of the maids of his servants as one of the worthless uncovering was uncovered!
2 Samuel 13:13
And I, whither shall I cause my reproach to go? and thou wilt be as one of the foolish in Israel. And now, speak now, to the king, and he will not withhold me from thee.
2 Samuel 19:22
And David will say, What to me, and to you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye shall be to me for an adversary? Shall there this day be a man put to death in Israel? Did I not know that this day I am king over Israel?
2 Samuel 19:28
For was not all my father's house but men of death before my lord the king? and thou wilt set thy servant among those eating at thy table. And what is there to me yet of right and to cry yet to the king?
2 Samuel 24:10
And the heart of David will strike him after he thus reviewed the people. And David will say to Jehovah, I sinned greatly in what I did: and now, O Jehovah, now pass by the iniquity of thy servant, for I was very foolish.
2 Chronicles 16:9
For Jehovah, his eyes run to and fro in all the earth to strengthen himself with the perfected heart of them to him. Thou wert foolish for this that from now there is wars with thee.
Job 1:1-3
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.
Job 1:10
Didst thou, not hedge about him and about his house, and about all that is to him from round about? Thou didst bless the work of his hands, and his possession spread abroad in the earth.
Psalm 59:12
The sin of their mouth the word of their lips, and they shall be taken in their pride: and from cursing and from falsehood they will recount.
Proverbs 9:6
Forsake ye the foolish, and live; and go straight in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 9:13
A woman of folly being noisy, simple, and she knew not anything.
Lamentations 3:38-41
From the mouth of the Most High shall not come forth evil and good.
Matthew 12:34-37
O generation of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the month speaks.
Matthew 16:23
And having turned, he said to Peter, Retire behind me, Satan: thou art an offence, to me: for thou hast not in mind the things of God, but the things of men.
Matthew 25:2
And five of them were discerning, and five foolish.
John 18:11
Then said Jesus to Peter, Put thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it
Romans 12:12
Rejoicing in hope; holding out under pressure; persevering in prayer;
Hebrews 12:9-11
Since we truly have fathers of our flesh instructors, and we were influenced: shall we not rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and we shall live?
James 1:12
Happy the man who endures temptation: for being tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them loving him.
James 3:2
For in many things we all stumble. If any stumble not in word, this a perfect man, able to govern by a bridle also the whole body.
James 5:10-11
Take a pattern of affliction, my brethren, and of longsuffering, the prophets, who spake in the name of the Lord.