Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Behold this; we have investigated it, and it is true.
Hear and heed it, and know for yourself [for your own good].”
New American Standard Bible
Hear it, and know for yourself.”
King James Version
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Holman Bible
Hear it and understand it for yourself.
International Standard Version
"Look! We have thought all this through, and what we've said is true; So please listen and learn for your own good!"
A Conservative Version
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
American Standard Version
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Bible in Basic English
See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.
Darby Translation
Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold this, we searched it out, so it is: hear it, and know thou for thyself.
King James 2000
Lo this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know you it for your good.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Look, we have searched this out--it [is] true; hear it and know [it] {yourself}."
Modern King James verseion
Behold this: we have searched it; it is so. Hear it and know for yourself.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Lo, this we ourselves have proved by experience, and even this it is. Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heed to thyself."
NET Bible
Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good."
New Heart English Bible
Look this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know it for your good."
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! as for this, we have searched it out - so, it is, Hear it, and know, thou, for thyself.
Webster
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
World English Bible
Look this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know it for your good."
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, this -- we searched it out -- it is right, hearken; And thou, know for thyself!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 5:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Blessing Comes When God Corrects You
26
“You will come to your grave in old age,
Like the stacking of grain [on the threshing floor] in its season.
“Behold this; we have investigated it, and it is true.
Hear and heed it, and know for yourself [for your own good].”
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 111:2
Great are the works of the Lord,
Studied by all those who delight in them.
Deuteronomy 10:13
and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?
Job 8:8-10
“Inquire, please, of past generations,
And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.
Job 12:2
“No doubt you are the [only wise] people [in the world],
And wisdom will die with you!
Job 15:9-10
“What do you know that we do not know?
What do you understand that is not equally clear to us?
Job 15:17
“I will tell you, listen to me;
And what I have seen I will also declare;
Job 22:2
“Can a vigorous man be of use to God,
Or a wise man be useful to himself?
Job 32:11-12
“You see, I waited for your words,
I listened to your [wise] reasons,
While you pondered and searched out what to say.
Proverbs 2:3-5
Yes, if you cry out for insight,
And lift up your voice for understanding;
Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself [for your own benefit];
If you scoff [thoughtlessly ridicule and disdain], you alone will pay the penalty.