Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That both good and ill go forth?

King James Version

Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Holman Bible

Do not both adversity and good
come from the mouth of the Most High?

International Standard Version

Do not both good and evil things proceed from the mouth of the Most High?

A Conservative Version

Out of the mouth of the Most High does there not come evil and good.

American Standard Version

Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good?

Amplified


Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That both adversity (misfortune) and good (prosperity, happiness) proceed?

Bible in Basic English

Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

Darby Translation

Out of the mouth of the Most High doth not there proceed evil and good?

Julia Smith Translation

From the mouth of the Most High shall not come forth evil and good.

King James 2000

Out of the mouth of the most High proceeds not evil and good?

Lexham Expanded Bible

[Is] it not from the mouth of the Most High [that] disaster and good will come?

Modern King James verseion

From the mouth of the Most High does not go out the evil and the good.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

out of the mouth of the most Highest goeth not evil and good"?

NET Bible

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes -- both calamity and blessing?

New Heart English Bible

Doesn't both calamity and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?

The Emphasized Bible

Out of the mouth of the Most High, Proceed there not misfortunes and blessing?

Webster

Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

World English Bible

Doesn't evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?

Youngs Literal Translation

From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Out of the mouth
פּה 
Peh 
Usage: 497

of the most High
עליון 
'elyown 
Usage: 53

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

References

Context Readings

Israel's Affliction

37 Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has commanded it?
38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That both good and ill go forth?
39 Why should any living mortal, or any man,
Offer complaint in view of his sins?



Cross References

Isaiah 45:7

The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing well-being and creating calamity;
I am the Lord who does all these.

Job 2:10

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Amos 3:6

If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a calamity occurs in a city has not the Lord done it?

Psalm 75:7

But God is the Judge;
He puts down one and exalts another.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.

Jeremiah 32:42

For thus says the Lord, ‘Just as I brought all this great disaster on this people, so I am going to bring on them all the good that I am promising them.

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