Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Thy injustice to a man as thou: and thy justice to the son of man.

New American Standard Bible

“Your wickedness is for a man like yourself,
And your righteousness is for a son of man.

King James Version

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

Holman Bible

Your wickedness affects a person like yourself,
and your righteousness another human being.

International Standard Version

Your wickedness affects only yourself; and your righteousness, only human beings.

A Conservative Version

Thy wickedness [is] a man as thou are, and thy righteousness [is] a son of man.

American Standard Version

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.

Amplified


“Your wickedness affects only a man such as you,
And your righteousness affects only a son of man [but it cannot affect God, who is sovereign].

Bible in Basic English

Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

Darby Translation

Thy wickedness may affect a man as thou art, and thy righteousness a son of man.

King James 2000

Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are; and your righteousness may profit the son of man.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Your wickedness [affects] a person like yourself, and your righteousness [affects] humans.

Modern King James verseion

Your wickedness may hurt a man like yourself; and your righteousness may profit the son of man.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

of such an ungodly person as thou, and of the son of man that is righteous - as thou pretendest to be?

NET Bible

Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.

New Heart English Bible

Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.

The Emphasized Bible

Unto a man like thyself, might thy lawlessness reach , and, unto a son of the earth-born, thy righteousness.

Webster

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

World English Bible

Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.

Youngs Literal Translation

For a man like thyself is thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רשׁע 
Resha` 
Usage: 30

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

as thou art and thy righteousness
צדקה 
Ts@daqah 
Usage: 157

Context Readings

Elihu Condemns Job

7 If thou wert just, what wilt thou give to him? or what shall he take from thy hand? 8 Thy injustice to a man as thou: and thy justice to the son of man. 9 From the multitude of oppressions they will cry out: they will cry out from the arm of the many.

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

And I will make thee into a great nation, and I will bless thee, and I will make thy name great; and thou shalt be blessed.

Genesis 18:24-33

Perhaps there is fifty just in the midst of the city: wilt thou also destroy and not forgive the place for the sake of the fifty just which are within it?

Genesis 19:29

And it shall be in God's destroying the cities of the circuit, and God will remember Abraham, and he will send forth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow in overthrowing the cities in which Lot dwelt in them.

Joshua 7:1-5

And the sons of Israel will transgress a transgression in the devoted thing: and Achan, son of Carmi son of Zabdi, son of Zerah to the tribe; of Judah, will take from the devoted thing: and the anger of Jehovah will kindle against the sons of Israel

Joshua 22:20

Did not Achan transgress a transgression in the devoted thing, and upon all the assembly of Israel was wrath? and that man died not alone in his iniquity.

Job 42:8

And now take to you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and bring up a burnt-offering for yourselves; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for his face I will accept, so as not to do with you for folly, for ye spake not to me the right as my servant Job.

Psalm 106:23

And he will say to destroy them unless Moses his chosen stood in the breaking before him to turn away his wrath from destroying.

Psalm 106:30

And Phinehas will stand and intercede, and the blow will be restrained.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is good above the instruments of encounter: and one sinning will destroy much good.

Ezekiel 22:30

And I sought from them a man to wall in the wall, and to stand in the breach before my face for the land, not to destroy it: and I found not

Jonah 1:12

And he will say to them, Lift me up and cast me down to the sea, and the sea will subside from you: For I shall know on my account this great storm is upon you.

Acts 27:24

Saying, Fear not, Paul; Thou must stand before Caesar: and, behold, God has bestowed on thee as a gift all these sailing with thee.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, having an intimation of the divine will of things not yet seen, being circumspect, prepared an ark for the salvation of his house; by which he condemned the world, and by faith became an heir of justice.

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