Parallel Verses

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?

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.

Julia Smith Translation

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

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 be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hands: 8 of such an ungodly person as thou, and of the son of man that is righteous - as thou pretendest to be? 9 "There is a great cry and complaint made by them that are oppressed with violence; yea, every man complaineth upon the cruel arm of tyrants.



Cross References

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of thee a mighty people, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, that thou mayst be a blessing.

Genesis 18:24-33

If there be fifty righteous within the city, wilt thou destroy it and not spare the place for the sake of fifty righteous that are therein?

Genesis 19:29

But yet when God destroyed the cities of the region, he thought upon Abraham: and sent Lot out from the danger of the overthrowing, when he overthrew the cities where Lot dwelled.

Joshua 7:1-5

But yet the children of Israel trespassed in the excommunicate things: for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah, took of the excommunicate things. And the wrath of the LORD waxed hot against the children of Israel.

Joshua 22:20

Did not Achan the son of Zerah trespass in the excommunicate things, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel, so that he alone perished not for his wickedness?'"

Job 42:8

Therefore take seven oxen and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, offer up also for yourselves a burnt offering: and let my servant Job pray for you. Him will I accept, and not deal with you after your foolishness: in that ye have not spoken the thing which is right, like as my servant Job hath done."

Psalm 106:23

So he said he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in that gap; to turn away his wrathful indignation, lest he should destroy them.

Psalm 106:30

Then stood up Phinehas, and executed justice; and so the plague ceased.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

For wisdom is better than harness: but one unthrifty alone destroyeth much good.

Ezekiel 22:30

And I sought in the land for a man, that would make up the hedge, and set himself in the gap before me in the lands behalf, that I should not utterly destroy it: but I could find none.

Jonah 1:12

And he answered them, "Take me and cast me in to the sea, and so shall it let you be in rest: for I know it is for my sake, that this great tempest is come upon you."

Acts 27:24

saying, 'Fear not Paul, for thou must be brought before Caesar. And lo, God hath given unto thee all that sail with thee.'

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah honoured God, after that he was warned of things which were not seen, and prepared the ark to the saving of his household, through the which ark he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which cometh by faith.

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