Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Behold, their good is not in their hand; the wisdom of the wicked is far from me.
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Holman Bible
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 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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 21:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar
15 what is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have if we pray to Him? 16 Behold, their good is not in their hand; the wisdom of the wicked is far from me. 17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and their trouble comes on them! He shares out pains in His anger;
Cross References
Job 22:18
Yet He filled their houses with substance; and the wisdom of the wicked is far from me.
Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the scornful.
Genesis 49:6
Oh my soul, do not come into their secret. Let not my honor be united with their assembly. For in their anger they killed a man, and in their self-will they hamstrung a bull.
Job 1:21
And he said, I came naked out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. Jehovah gave, and Jehovah has taken away. Blessed be the name of Jehovah.
Job 12:9-10
who of all these does not know that the hand of Jehovah has done this?
Psalm 49:6-7
Those who trust in their wealth, and their many riches, boast themselves.
Psalm 52:5-7
God will likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.
Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners lure you, do not be willing.
Proverbs 5:8
Remove your ways far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,
Ecclesiastes 8:8
There is no man who has power over the spirit to keep the spirit; nor power in the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war; nor shall wickedness deliver its owners.
Luke 16:2
And he called him and said to him, What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted and you are tormented.