Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“For He pays a man according to his work,
And makes him find it according to his way.

King James Version

For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Holman Bible

For He repays a person according to his deeds,
and He brings his ways on him.

International Standard Version

because he repays a person for his behavior; and according to a person's conduct, he lets it happen to him.

A Conservative Version

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

American Standard Version

For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

Amplified


“For God pays a man according to his work,
And He will make every man find [appropriate] compensation according to his way.

Bible in Basic English

For he gives to every man the reward of his work, and sees that he gets the fruit of his ways.

Darby Translation

For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to his way.

Julia Smith Translation

For the work of man shall he recompense to him, and a man shall find himself according to his way.

King James 2000

For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Indeed, he will repay [according to] a human being's deeds, and according to a man's way he will let [it] happen [to] him.

Modern King James verseion

For He repays man's work, and causes him to find according to his ways.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

but he rewardeth the works of man, and causeth every man to find according to his ways.

NET Bible

For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him.

New Heart English Bible

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

The Emphasized Bible

For, what any son of earth doeth, he repayeth him, and, according to every man's course, he causeth him to find.

Webster

For the work of a man he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

World English Bible

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Youngs Literal Translation

For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the work
פּעל 
Po`al 
Usage: 37

of a man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

to find
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

Context Readings

Elihu Asserts God's Justice

10 Hear me, you who have sense, far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. 11 “For He pays a man according to his work,
And makes him find it according to his way.
12 Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.

Cross References

Psalm 62:12

Loving-kindness belongs to you, O Jehovah. You reward a person based on what he has done.

Jeremiah 32:19

You are great in counsel and mighty in deed. Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men. You give to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels. He will then reward each man according to his deeds.

Romans 2:6

He will render to each according to his works.

2 Corinthians 5:10

We must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether it is good or bad.

Proverbs 24:12

You may say: We did not know this, but God knows and judges your motives. He keeps watch on you and knows. He will reward each man according to his deeds.

Revelation 22:12

Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work.

Galatians 6:7-8

Do not be deceived. God is not mocked! A man will harvest what he sows.

1 Peter 1:17

If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time you spend here in reverence.

Job 33:26

He prays to God and finds favor with him. He sees God's face and shouts for joy! God restores him to his righteous state.

Proverbs 1:31

Now you will get what you deserve for what you have done. Your own advice will make you sick.

Ezekiel 33:17-20

But your people say: 'Jehovah's way is not right.' Yet, their ways are not right.

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