Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Beware, do not turn unto iniquity, For, this, thou hast chosen rather than affliction.

New American Standard Bible

“Be careful, do not turn to evil,
For you have preferred this to affliction.

King James Version

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Holman Bible

Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity,
for that is why you have been tested by affliction.

International Standard Version

Be careful! Don't turn to evil, because of this you will be tried by more than affliction.

A Conservative Version

Take heed. Do not turn to iniquity, for thou have fixed on this because of affliction.

American Standard Version

Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Amplified


“Take heed and be careful, do not turn to wickedness,
For you have chosen this [the vice of complaining against God] rather than [learning from] affliction.

Bible in Basic English

Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.

Darby Translation

Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Julia Smith Translation

Watch thyself; thou shalt not turn to iniquity: for upon this thou didst choose rather than affliction.

King James 2000

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this have you chosen rather than affliction.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.

Modern King James verseion

Beware, do not turn to iniquity; for this you have chosen rather than affliction.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But beware that thou turn not aside to wickedness and sin, which hitherto thou hast chosen more than meekness.

NET Bible

Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.

New Heart English Bible

Take heed, do not regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

Webster

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

World English Bible

Take heed, don't regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

Youngs Literal Translation

Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than on affliction.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

פּנה 
Panah 
Usage: 134

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

20 Do not pant for the night, when peoples disappear from their place. 21 Beware, do not turn unto iniquity, For, this, thou hast chosen rather than affliction. 22 Lo, GOD, exalteth himself by his strength, Who like him doth teach?

Cross References

Psalm 66:18

If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!

Hebrews 11:25

Rather choosing - to be jointly suffering ill-treatment with the people of God, than, for a season, to be having, sins enjoyment;

1 Peter 3:17

For it is, better, as well-doers, if it should please the pleasure of God, to be suffering, than, as evil-doers:

Job 34:7-9

What man is like Job? He drinketh in scoffing like water;

Job 35:3

For thou dost say, How can one profit by thee? How can I benefit, more than by my sin?

Ezekiel 14:4

Therefore speak unto them and say unto them, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Any man whatsoever of the house of Israel Who shall bring up his manufactured gods upon his heart, And set his stumbling, block of iniquity, straight before his face, And then some in unto the prophet. Yahweh, have myself answered him thereby. By the multitude of his manufactured gods:

Daniel 3:16-18

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered, and said to the king: O Nebuchadnezzar! we are not accounting it needful, concerning this, to answer thee.

Daniel 6:10

But, Daniel, when he knew that the writing, was signed, went to his own house, and, the windows being opened to him, in his chamber, toward Jerusalem, three times a day, was he kneeling upon his knees, and praying and giving thanks before his God, in like manner as he had been doing aforetime.

Matthew 5:29-30

And, if, thy right eye, is causing thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee, - for it profiteth thee, that, one of thy members, should perish, and not, thy whole body, be cast into gehenna.

Matthew 13:21

yet hath he no root in himself, but is, only for a season, - and, there arising, tribulation or persecution because of the word, straightway, he findeth cause of stumbling.

Matthew 16:24

Then, Jesus said unto his disciples - If any one intendeth, after me, to come, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and be following me;

Acts 5:40-41

And they were persuaded by him; and, calling unto them the Apostles, they, with beating, charged them not be speaking upon the name of Jesus; and let them go.

1 Peter 4:15-16

For let, none of you, be suffering as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as one prying into other men's affairs;

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