Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
He will not keep alive one who is wicked, but gives right to the afflicted.
New American Standard Bible
But gives justice to
King James Version
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
Holman Bible
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 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;
Themes
Government » Whose throne shall be established
Hearing » The lord opening ears
Life » Whose life will not be preserved
natural Life » Of the wicked, not specially protected by God
Preservation » Who God does not preserve
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 36:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Greatness
5 Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise; He is mighty in strength of heart. 6 He will not keep alive one who is wicked, but gives right to the afflicted. 7 He withdraws not His eyes from the righteous, but they are like kings on the throne; yes, He causes them to sit forever, and they are very high.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 72:12-14
For He shall deliver the needy when he cries; and the poor with no helper.
Psalm 140:12
I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted and the right of the poor.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor press down the afflicted in the gate;
Exodus 22:22-24
You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
Job 5:15
But He saves the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
Job 8:22
Those who hate you shall be clothed with shame; and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
Job 21:7-9
Why do the wicked live? They grow old and become mighty in power.
Job 21:30
that the wicked is kept for the day of calamity? They shall be brought to the day of wrath.
Job 29:12-17
For I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
Psalm 9:12
For He remembers them, the seekers of bloodshed; He forgets not the cry of the humble.
Psalm 10:14-15
You have seen it; for You behold mischief and vexation, to repay it with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the Helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 55:23
But You, O God, will bring them down into the pit of ruin; bloody and deceitful men shall not live half their days; but I will trust in You.
Psalm 72:4
He shall judge the poor of the people; He shall save the children of the needy, and shall crush in pieces the cruel one.
Psalm 82:1-4
A Psalm of Asaph. God stands in the congregation of the mighty; in the midst of the gods He judges.
Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with uprightness 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 slay the wicked.
Jeremiah 12:1-2
Righteous are You, O Jehovah, that I might contend with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal treacherously?
2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust for a day of judgment, to be punished,