Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

keepeth his soul from destruction, and his life from the sword.

New American Standard Bible

He keeps back his soul from the pit,
And his life from passing over into Sheol.

King James Version

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Holman Bible

God spares his soul from the Pit,
his life from crossing the river of death.

International Standard Version

sparing his soul from the Pit and his life from violent death.

A Conservative Version

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

American Standard Version

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

Amplified


He holds back his soul from the pit [of destruction],
And his life from passing over into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Bible in Basic English

To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.

Darby Translation

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

Julia Smith Translation

He will keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the spear.

King James 2000

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He spares his life from [the] pit and his life from passing over the river [of death].

Modern King James verseion

He keeps back his soul from the Pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

NET Bible

He spares a person's life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

New Heart English Bible

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

The Emphasized Bible

He keepeth back his said from the pit, and his life from passing away by a weapon.

Webster

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

World English Bible

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Youngs Literal Translation

He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

from the pit
שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 23

and his life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

References

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job

17 that it is he, which withdraweth man from evil, delivereth him from pride, 18 keepeth his soul from destruction, and his life from the sword. 19 "He chasteneth him with sickness, and bringeth him to his bed: he layeth sore punishment upon his bones,

Cross References

Job 15:22

He believeth never to be delivered out of darkness; the sword is always before his eyes.

Job 33:22

His soul draweth on to destruction, and his life to death.

Job 33:24

then the LORD is merciful unto him, and sayeth, 'He shall be delivered, that he fall not down to destruction, for I am sufficiently reconciled.'

Job 33:28

Yea, he hath delivered my soul from destruction, and my life, that it seeth the light.'

Job 33:30

that he keepeth his soul from perishing, and letteth him enjoy the light of the living.

Acts 16:27-33

When the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleep, and saw the prison doors open, he drew out his sword and would have killed himself, supposing the prisoners had been fled.

Romans 2:4

Either despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience, and long sufferance? And rememberest not how that the kindness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slack to fulfill his promise as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.

2 Peter 3:15

And suppose that the long suffering of the Lord is salvation, even as our dearly beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given unto him, wrote to you,

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