Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Shall, mortal man, be more just than GOD? Or a man be more pure than, his Maker?

New American Standard Bible

‘Can mankind be just before God?
Can a man be pure before his Maker?

King James Version

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Holman Bible

“Can a person be more righteous than God,
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?

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?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

אלהּ אלוהּ 
'elowahh 
God, god
Usage: 57

גּבר 
Geber 
Usage: 65

be more pure
טהר 
Taher 
Usage: 94

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

A Secret Was Told To Me

16 It stood still, but I could not distinguish its appearance, I looked, but there was no form before mine eyes, - A whispering voice, I heard: - - 17 Shall, mortal man, be more just than GOD? Or a man be more pure than, his Maker? 18 Lo! in his own servants, he trusteth not, and, his own messengers, he chargeth with error:

Cross References

Job 9:2

Of a truth, I know that so it is, But how can a mortal be just with GOD?

Job 25:4

How then shall, a mortal, be just with GOD? Or how shall he be pure who is born of a woman?

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from thee! to do after this manner. to put to death the righteous with the lawless! Then should righteous and lawless be alike, Far be it from thee! Shall, the Judge of all the earth not do justice?

Job 8:3

Should, GOD, pervert justice? Or, the Almighty, pervert righteousness?

Job 9:30-31

Though I bathe myself in snow water, and cleanse, in cleanness itself, my hands,

Job 14:4

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!

Job 15:14

What is a mortal, that he should be pure? or that righteous should be one born of a woman?

Job 35:2

This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said - My righteousness is more than GOD'S.

Job 35:10

But none saith - Where is GOD my maker, Who giveth songs in the night;

Job 40:8

Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?

Psalm 145:17

Righteous is Yahweh in all his ways, and kind in all his works.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

For, as for men, there is none righteous in the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous, art thou O Yahweh, when I present my pleading unto thee, - Yet, concerning the things that are right, let me speak with thee, - Wherefore hath, the way of the lawless, prospered? Wherefore have all, utter traitors, been at ease?

Jeremiah 17:9

Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward, - Who can know it?

Mark 7:20-23

And he was saying - That which, out of the man, cometh forth, that, defileth the man;

Romans 2:5

But, according to thy hardness, and thine impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself anger, in a day of anger and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, -

Romans 3:4-7

Far be it! But let, God, prove to be, true, albeit, every man, be false! Even as it is written - That thou mightest be declared righteous in thy words, and overcome when thou art in judgment.

Romans 9:20

O man! Who, nevertheless, art, thou, that art answering again unto God? Shall the thing formed say unto him that formed it - Why didst thou make me thus?

Romans 11:33

Oh! the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments! and untraceable his ways!

Revelation 4:8

and, the four living creatures, each one of them, have severally six wings, round about and within, full of eyes; and they, cease, not, day and night, saying - Holy! holy! holy! Lord, God, the Almighty, - Who was, and Who is, and Who is coming.

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