Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Shall a man be just above God? If a man shall be pure above him making him?

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?

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?

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 will stand, and I shall not recognize its appearance: a form before mine eyes; I shall hear stillness and a voice: 17 Shall a man be just above God? If a man shall be pure above him making him? 18 Behold, in his servants he will not trust, and upon his messengers he will set folly:



Cross References

Job 9:2

I knew that so the truth: and how shall man be just with God?

Job 25:4

And how shall man be justified with God? and how shall he born of woman be clean?

Genesis 18:25

Far be it with respect to thee doing as this word to kill the just with the wicked; and for the just to be as the wicked, far be it with respect to thee: shall not the judge of all the earth do judgment?

Job 8:3

Will God pervert judgment? and if the Almighty will pervert justice?

Job 9:30-31

If I washed myself in snow-water, and cleansed my hands clean;

Job 14:4

For who shall give a clean thing from an unclean? Not one.

Job 15:14

What is man that he will be clean? and that he will be just, being born of woman?

Job 35:2

Didst thou reckon this for judgment thou saidst, My justice is above God?

Job 35:10

And not saying, Where is God making me? he gave songs in the night

Job 40:8

Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me so that thou shalt be just?

Psalm 143:2

And thou wilt not come into judgment with thy servant, for all living shall not be justified before thee.

Psalm 145:17

Jehovah is just in all his ways, and merciful in all his works.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

For not a just man in the earth, who shall do good and not sin.

Jeremiah 12:1

Just art thou, O Jehovah, for I will strive to thee: surely I will speak judgments with thee: Wherefore did the way of the evil prosper? all they acting faithlessly with treachery were secure?

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all, and man himself, who shall know him?

Mark 7:20-23

And he said, That going out of a man, that pollutes a man.

Romans 2:5

And according to thy hardness and impenitent heart thou treasurest up to thyself anger in the day of anger and revelation of the just judgment of God;

Romans 3:4-7

It may not be: and let God be true, and every man a liar; as has been written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest conquer in thy being judged.

Romans 9:20

Surely, O man, who art thou replying against God? Shall the formation say to him having formed, Why hest thou made me so

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! his judgments how unsearchable, and his ways not traced out!

Revelation 4:8

And the four living creatures, one by itself, had six wings together round about; and within full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Omnipotent Ruler, who was, and who being, and who coming.

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