Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
"For has any said to God, 'I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
New American Standard Bible
‘I have borne chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
King James Version
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Holman Bible
“I have endured my punishment;
I will no longer act wickedly.
International Standard Version
"Has anyone ever really told God, "I've endured, and I won't act corruptly anymore.
A Conservative Version
For has any said to God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more].
American Standard Version
For hath any said unto God, I have borne chastisement , I will not offend any more :
Amplified
“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have endured my chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
Darby Translation
For hath he said unto God, I bear chastisement, I will not offend;
Julia Smith Translation
For he said to God, I was lifted up, I will pervert no more.
King James 2000
Surely it is fitting to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Indeed, does anyone say to God, 'I have endured [chastisement]; I will not act corruptly [again];
Modern King James verseion
For has any said to God, I have taken away; I will not pervert?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"For so much as I have begun to talk of God, I will not hinder thee;
NET Bible
"Has anyone said to God, 'I have endured chastisement, but I will not act wrongly any more.
The Emphasized Bible
For, unto GOD, hath one ever said - I have borne punishment, I will not be perverse;
Webster
Surely it is meet to be said to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
World English Bible
"For has any said to God, 'I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
Youngs Literal Translation
For unto God hath any said: 'I have taken away, I do not corruptly,
Themes
Afflicted saints » Should avoid sin
Afflictions » Blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions made beneficial » In keeping us from again departing from God
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 34:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Asserts God's Justice
30 that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people. 31 "For has any said to God, 'I am guilty, but I will not offend any more. 32 Teach me that which I do not see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?
Cross References
Micah 7:9
I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light. I will see his righteousness.
Leviticus 26:41
I also walked contrary to them, and brought them into the land of their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity;
Ezra 9:13-14
"After all that has come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,
Nehemiah 9:33-38
However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;
Job 33:27
He sings before men, and says, 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me.
Job 40:3-5
Then Job answered the LORD,
Job 42:6
Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes."
Jeremiah 31:18-19
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, 'You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God.
Daniel 9:7-14
Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their unfaithful deeds that they have committed against you.