Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“For He does not need to consider a man further,
That he should go before God in judgment.

King James Version

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

Holman Bible

God does not need to examine a person further,
that one should approach Him in court.

International Standard Version

He won't examine mankind further, that they would go before God to judgment.

A Conservative Version

For he needs no further to consider a man, that he should go before God in judgment.

American Standard Version

For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment.

Amplified


“For He sets no appointed time for a man,
That he should appear before Him in judgment.

Bible in Basic English

For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.

Darby Translation

For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.

Julia Smith Translation

For he will not yet set upon man to go to God in judgment

King James 2000

For he will not lay upon man more than what is right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Indeed, he has not yet appointed [a time] for man to go to God in the judgment.

Modern King James verseion

For He does not still impose on man to go before God in judgment.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For no man shall be suffered to go into judgment with God.

NET Bible

For he does not still consider a person, that he should come before God in judgment.

New Heart English Bible

For he doesn't need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.

The Emphasized Bible

For, unto no man, doth he appoint a repetition, - in going unto GOD in judgment;

Webster

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

World English Bible

For he doesn't need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.

Youngs Literal Translation

For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For he will not lay
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

Context Readings

Elihu Asserts God's Justice

22 There is no darkness or deep shadow where troublemakers can hide. 23 “For He does not need to consider a man further,
That he should go before God in judgment.
24 He breaks mighty people into pieces without examining them and puts others in their places.

Cross References

Psalm 119:137

You are righteous, O Jehovah. Your judgments are upright.

Ezra 9:13

After all this and because of our evil-doing and our great sin, and seeing that the punishment that you, O God, have given us, is less than the measure of our sins, and that you have kept from death those of us who are here;

Job 9:32-33

God is not a man, as I am: That I may answer him and we should go to court together.

Job 11:6

and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.

Job 11:11

He recognizes deceitful men. When he sees evil, does he not take note?

Job 16:21

O that a man might plead with God As a man with his neighbor!

Job 23:7

There the upright would reason with him. I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

Job 34:10-12

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.

Isaiah 42:3

He will not break off a bent reed nor extinguish a flickering lamp. He will bring lasting justice to all.

Jeremiah 2:5

Jehovah says: What bad thing (injustice) did your fathers find in me that they went so far away from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless (lead astray) themselves.

Daniel 9:7-9

O Jehovah, righteousness belongs to you! Shame belongs to us this day! To the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.

Romans 9:20

Yes, but you, O man, who are you to answer back to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it: Why have you made me this way? (Isaiah 45:9)

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