Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

that he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, and hide pride from man.

New American Standard Bible

That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep man from pride;

King James Version

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

Holman Bible

in order to turn a person from his actions
and suppress his pride.

International Standard Version

turning a person from his actions, keeping him from pride,

American Standard Version

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man;

Amplified


That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep him from pride;

Bible in Basic English

In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;

Darby Translation

That he may withdraw man from his work, and hide pride from man.

Julia Smith Translation

To remove man from working, and he will bide pride from man.

King James 2000

That he may turn man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

Lexham Expanded Bible

to turn human beings aside [from their] deeds, and he keeps man from pride.

Modern King James verseion

so that He may turn man from his act, that He might hide pride from man.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that it is he, which withdraweth man from evil, delivereth him from pride,

NET Bible

to turn a person from his sin, and to cover a person's pride.

New Heart English Bible

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

The Emphasized Bible

To turn a son of earth from his deed, while yet, pride, from man he concealeth:

Webster

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

World English Bible

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

Youngs Literal Translation

To turn aside man from doing, And pride from man He concealeth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

and hide
כּסה 
Kacah 
Usage: 152

גּוה 
Gevah 
Usage: 3

References

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job

16 Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction 17 that he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, and hide pride from man. 18 He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.



Cross References

Genesis 20:6

And God said to him in the dream, Yes, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou have done this. And I also withheld thee from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow thee to touch her.

Deuteronomy 8:16

who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers did not know, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end.

2 Chronicles 32:25

But Hezekiah did not render again according to the benefit done to him. For his heart was lifted up. Therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

Job 17:11

My days are past. my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

Isaiah 2:11

The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 23:9

LORD of hosts has purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

Daniel 4:30-37

The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

Hosea 2:6

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.

Matthew 27:19

And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, There is nothing for thee and that righteous man. For I suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

Acts 9:2-6

he requested letters from him for Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

2 Corinthians 12:7

And so that I might not be over exalted by the extraordinariness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, an agent of Satan so that he would buffet me, so that I would not be over exalted.

James 4:10

Be ye made lower in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.

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