Parallel Verses

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;

Darby Translation

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

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 "Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding. 6 “He does not keep the wicked alive,
But gives justice to the afflicted.
7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted.

Cross References

Psalm 72:12-14

For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.

Psalm 140:12

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,

Exodus 22:22-24

You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

Job 5:15

But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty.

Job 8:22

Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more."

Job 21:7-9

Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power?

Job 21:30

that the evil man is spared in the day of calamity, that he is rescued in the day of wrath?

Job 29:12-17

because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.

Psalm 9:12

For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Psalm 10:14-15

But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 55:23

But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.

Psalm 72:4

May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!

Psalm 82:1-4

God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

Jeremiah 12:1-2

Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?

2 Peter 2:9

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

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