Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

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,

A Conservative Version

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

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;

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 makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see; 17 In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him; 18 To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.

Cross References

Genesis 20:6

And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.

Deuteronomy 8:16

Who gave you manna for your food in the waste land, a food which your fathers had never seen; so that your pride might be broken and your hearts tested for your good in the end;

2 Chronicles 32:25

But Hezekiah did not do as had been done to him; for his heart was lifted up in pride; and so wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.

Job 17:11

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

Isaiah 2:11

The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

Isaiah 23:9

It was the purpose of the Lord of armies to put pride to shame, to make sport of the glory of those who are honoured in the earth.

Daniel 4:30-37

The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour?

Hosea 2:6

For this cause I will put thorns in her road, building up a wall round her so that she may not go on her way.

Matthew 27:19

And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.

Acts 9:2-6

And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

2 Corinthians 12:7

And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.

James 4:10

Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.

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