Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.

New American Standard Bible

“He does not keep the wicked alive,
But gives justice to the afflicted.

King James Version

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

Holman Bible

He does not keep the wicked alive,
but He gives justice to the afflicted.

International Standard Version

He doesn't let the wicked live; he grants justice to the afflicted.

A Conservative Version

He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted [their] right.

American Standard Version

He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.

Amplified


“He does not prolong the life of the wicked,
But gives the afflicted their justice.

Bible in Basic English

His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;

Julia Smith Translation

He will not save alive the unjust one, and he will give the judgment of the poor.

King James 2000

He preserves not the life of the wicked: but gives justice to the poor.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He does not keep [the] wicked alive but grants justice [to the] afflicted.

Modern King James verseion

He will not keep alive one who is wicked, but gives right to the afflicted.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

As for the ungodly, he preserveth them not, but helpeth the poor to their right.

NET Bible

He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

New Heart English Bible

He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.

The Emphasized Bible

He will not keep alive one who is lawless, but, the right of oppressed ones, will he grant;

Webster

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

World English Bible

He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.

Youngs Literal Translation

He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He preserveth not the life
חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

but giveth
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

5 Lo, God is mighty, but despiseth not any; mighty in strength of understanding: 6 He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne doth he even set them for ever; and they are exalted.

Cross References

Psalm 72:12-14

For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

Psalm 140:12

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy.

Proverbs 22:22-23

Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

Exodus 22:22-24

Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

Job 5:15

And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

Job 8:22

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked be no more.

Job 21:7-9

Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?

Job 21:30

That the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity? They are led forth to the day of wrath.

Job 29:12-17

For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.

Psalm 9:12

For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.

Psalm 10:14-15

Thou hast seen it, for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 55:23

And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.

Psalm 72:4

He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

Psalm 82:1-4

{A Psalm of Asaph.} God standeth in the assembly of God, he judgeth among the gods.

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Jeremiah 12:1-2

Righteous art thou, Jehovah, when I plead with thee; yet will I speak with thee of thy judgments. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

2 Peter 2:9

the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished;

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