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Bible in Basic English
I would make clear the number of my steps, I would put it before him like a prince! The words of Job are ended.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
Holman Bible
I would approach Him like a prince.
International Standard Version
I'll give an account for every step I've taken; I'll approach him confidently like a Commander-in-Chief."
A Conservative Version
I would declare to him the number of my steps. I would go near to him as a prince.
American Standard Version
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.
Amplified
“I would count out to Him the number of my steps [with every detail of my life],
Approaching His presence as if I were a prince.
Darby Translation
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I come near to him.
Julia Smith Translation
The number of my steps I shall announce to him: as a leader I shall draw near to him.
King James 2000
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I would give him an account of my steps; I would approach him like a noble.
Modern King James verseion
I would declare to Him the number of my steps; like a prince I would go near Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I have told the number of my goings, and delivered them unto him as to a prince.
NET Bible
I would give him an accounting of my steps; like a prince I would approach him.
New Heart English Bible
I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near to him.
The Emphasized Bible
The number of my footsteps, I would declare to him, Like a noble, would I draw near to him.
Webster
I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near to him.
World English Bible
I would declare to him the number of my steps. as a prince would I go near to him.
Youngs Literal Translation
The number of my steps I tell Him, As a leader I approach Him.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:37
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Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
36 Truly I would take up the book in my hands; it would be to me as a crown; 37 I would make clear the number of my steps, I would put it before him like a prince! The words of Job are ended. 38 If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;
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Cross References
Genesis 32:28
And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.
Job 1:3
And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.
Job 9:3
If a man was desiring to go to law with him, he would not be able to give him an answer to one out of a thousand questions.
Job 13:15
Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;
Job 14:16
For now my steps are numbered by you, and my sin is not overlooked.
Job 29:25
I took my place as a chief, guiding them on their way, and I was as a king among his army. ...
Job 42:3-6
Who is this who makes dark the purpose of God by words without knowledge? For I have been talking without knowledge about wonders not to be searched out.
Psalm 19:12
Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.
Ephesians 3:12
By whom we come near to God without fear through faith in him.
Hebrews 4:15-16
For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.
1 John 3:19-21
In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,