Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“So the helpless has hope,
And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.

King James Version

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Holman Bible

So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.

International Standard Version

Therefore there is hope for those who are poor, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

A Conservative Version

So a poor man has hope, and iniquity stops her mouth.

American Standard Version

So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Amplified


“So the helpless have hope,
And injustice shuts its mouth.

Bible in Basic English

So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

Darby Translation

So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

Julia Smith Translation

And hope will be to the poor one, and iniquity contracted her mouth.

King James 2000

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So there is hope for the powerless, and wickedness shuts its mouth.

Modern King James verseion

And there is hope for the weak, and injustice shuts her mouth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that the poor may have hope, and that the mouth of the oppressor may be stopped.

NET Bible

Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

New Heart English Bible

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

The Emphasized Bible

Thus to the poor hath come hope, and, perversity, hath shut her mouth.

Webster

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

World English Bible

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

Youngs Literal Translation

And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So the poor
דּל 
Dal 
Usage: 48

תּקוה 
Tiqvah 
Usage: 34

and iniquity
עלה עולה עולה עול עול 
`evel 
Usage: 53

קפץ 
Qaphats 
shut, stop, shut up, take out of the way, skip
Usage: 7

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Response Continues

15 He saves people from the sword (slander) of their mouth. He saves the needy from the power of the mighty. 16 “So the helpless has hope,
And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
17 Blessed is the person whom God corrects. Do not despise discipline from the Almighty.

Cross References

Psalm 107:42

The righteous will see this and rejoice, but all the wicked will shut their mouths.

Psalm 63:11

But the king will find joy in God. Everyone who takes an oath by God will speak praise, but the mouths of liars will be shut.

Exodus 11:7

But against any of the sons of Israel a dog will not even bark, whether against man or beast. This is so you may understand how Jehovah makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

1 Samuel 2:8-9

He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to set them among the princes. He causes them to inherit a throne of glory (honor). The pillars of the earth are Jehovah's. He sets the world on them.

Psalm 9:18

Needy people will not always be forgotten. Nor will the hope of meek people be lost forever.

Isaiah 14:32

What then will one answer the messengers that come to us from Philistia? We will tell them that Jehovah has established Zion and in her the poor and afflicted of his people find refuge.

Zechariah 9:12

Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. I declare today: I shall repay you a double portion.

Romans 3:19

We know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law. Every mouth may be stopped and the entire world may become liable to God for punishment.

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