Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Can a man be pure
King James Version
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Holman Bible
or a man more pure than his Maker?”
International Standard Version
"Can a mortal person be more righteous than God? Or can the purity of the valiant exceed that of his maker?'
A Conservative Version
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?
American Standard Version
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Amplified
‘Can [mortal] man be just before God or be more righteous than He?
Can a man be pure before his Maker or be more cleansed than He?
Bible in Basic English
May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?
Darby Translation
Shall mortal man be more just than +God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?
Julia Smith Translation
Shall a man be just above God? If a man shall be pure above him making him?
King James 2000
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Lexham Expanded Bible
'Can a human being be more righteous than God, or can a man be more pure than his Maker?
Modern King James verseion
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
'Shall man be more just than God? Or shall man be purer than his maker?
NET Bible
"Is a mortal man righteous before God? Or a man pure before his Creator?
New Heart English Bible
'Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
The Emphasized Bible
Shall, mortal man, be more just than GOD? Or a man be more pure than, his Maker?
Webster
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
World English Bible
'Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Youngs Literal Translation
'Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 4:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Secret Was Told To Me
16
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:
Can a man be pure
And against His angels He charges error.
Names
Cross References
Job 9:2
But how can a
Job 25:4
Or how can he be
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from You to do
Job 8:3
Or does
Job 9:30-31
And cleanse
Job 14:4
No one!
Job 15:14
Or
Job 35:2
Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’?
Job 35:10
Who
Job 40:8
Will you
Psalm 143:2
For in Your sight
Psalm 145:17
And kind in all His deeds.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Indeed,
Jeremiah 12:1
Indeed I would
Why has the
Why are all those who
Jeremiah 17:9
And is desperately
Who can understand it?
Mark 7:20-23
And He was saying,
Romans 2:5
But
Romans 3:4-7
“
And prevail when You
Romans 9:20
On the contrary, who are you,
Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of
Revelation 4:8
And the