Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

'Shall man be more just than God? Or shall man be purer 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?

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 He stood there, and I knew not his face. An image there was, before mine eyes, and in the stillness heard I a voice. 17 'Shall man be more just than God? Or shall man be purer than his maker? 18 Behold, he hath found unfaithfulness among his own servants, and proud disobedience among his angels.

Cross References

Job 9:2

"I know it is so of a truth: for how may a man, compared unto God, be justified?

Job 25:4

But how may a man compared unto God be justified? Or, how can he be clean, that is born of a woman?

Genesis 18:25

That be far from thee, that thou shouldest do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked: that be far from thee. Should not the Judge of all the world do according to right?"

Job 8:3

Doth God pervert the thing that is lawful? Or, doth the Almighty destroy the thing that is right?

Job 9:30-31

Though I washed my self with snowy water, and made mine hands never so clean,

Job 14:4

Who can make it clean, that cometh from an unclean thing? Nobody.

Job 15:14

What is man, that he should be clean? What hath he, which is born of a woman, whereby he might be known to be righteous?

Job 35:2

"Thinkest thou it right, that thou saidst, 'I am righteous before God?'

Job 35:10

For such one never sayeth, 'Where is God that made me? And that shineth upon us, that we might praise him in the night?

Job 40:8

Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Or wilt thou condemn me, that thou thyself mayest be made righteous?

Psalm 143:2

And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Psalm 145:17

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

For there is not one just upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.

Jeremiah 12:1

O LORD, thou art more righteous than that I should dispute with thee: Nevertheless, let me talk with thee in things reasonable. How happeneth it, that the way of the ungodly is so prosperous? And that it goeth so well with them, which without any shame offend and live in wickedness?

Jeremiah 17:9

Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it?

Mark 7:20-23

And he said, "That defileth a man which cometh out of a man.

Romans 2:5

But thou, after thine hard heart that cannot repent, heapest thee together the treasure of wrath against the day of vengeance: when shall be opened the righteous judgment of God,

Romans 3:4-7

God forbid. Let God be true, and all men liars, as it is written, "That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings and shouldest overcome when thou art judged."

Romans 9:20

But O man what art thou, which disputest with God? Shall the work say to the workman, "Why hast thou made me on this fashion?"

Romans 11:33

O the deepness of the abundant wisdom and knowledge of God: how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out.

Revelation 4:8

And the four beasts had, each one of them, six wings about him, and they were full of eyes within. And they had no rest day neither night saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty, which was, and is, and is to come."

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