Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

King James Version

Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Holman Bible

But their prosperity is not of their own doing.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

International Standard Version

Behold! Their prosperity isn't in their control! The counsel of the wicked will remain far from me."

A Conservative Version

Lo, [is] their prosperity not in their hand. (The counsel of the wicked is far from me.)

American Standard Version

Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Amplified


“But notice, the prosperity of the wicked is not in their hand (in their power);
The counsel of the wicked [and the mystery of God’s dealings with the ungodly] is far from my comprehension.

Bible in Basic English

Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)

Darby Translation

Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!

Julia Smith Translation

Behold, their good not in the hand: the counsel of the unjust was far from me.

King James 2000

Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Look, their prosperity [is] not in their hands; the schemes of [the] wicked are repugnant to me.

Modern King James verseion

Behold, their good is not in their hand; the wisdom of the wicked is far from me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Lo, there is utterly no goodness in them, therefore will not I have to do with the counsel of the ungodly.

NET Bible

But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

New Heart English Bible

Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

The Emphasized Bible

Lo! not in their own hand, is their welfare, The counsel of lawless men, is far from me!

Webster

Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

World English Bible

Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Youngs Literal Translation

Lo, not in their hand is their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Lo, their good
טוּב 
Tuwb 
Usage: 32

is not in their hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

is far
רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

Context Readings

Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar

15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit do we get if we pray to him?' 16 “Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 "How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity comes upon them? That God distributes pains in his anger?

Cross References

Job 22:18

Yet he filled their houses with good things-- but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

Genesis 49:6

Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.

Job 1:21

And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORDgave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."

Job 12:9-10

Who among all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?

Psalm 49:6-7

those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?

Psalm 52:5-7

But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Proverbs 1:10

My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

Proverbs 5:8

Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death. There is no discharge from war, nor will wickedness deliver those who are given to it.

Luke 16:2

And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.

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