Job 13:10
New International Version
He would surely call you to account if you secretly showed partiality.

New Living Translation
No, you will be in trouble with him if you secretly slant your testimony in his favor.

English Standard Version
He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.

Berean Standard Bible
Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.

King James Bible
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

New King James Version
He will surely rebuke you If you secretly show partiality.

New American Standard Bible
“He will certainly punish you If you secretly show partiality.

NASB 1995
“He will surely reprove you If you secretly show partiality.

NASB 1977
“He will surely reprove you, If you secretly show partiality.

Legacy Standard Bible
He will surely reprove you If you secretly show partiality.

Amplified Bible
“He will surely reprimand you If you secretly show partiality.

Christian Standard Bible
Surely he would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.

American Standard Version
He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.

Contemporary English Version
If you were secretly unfair, he would correct you,

English Revised Version
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly respect persons.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Will he really defend you if you secretly favor [him]?

Good News Translation
Even though your prejudice is hidden, he will reprimand you,

International Standard Version
"He will be sure to rebuke you, if you show partiality in secret.

Majority Standard Bible
Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.

NET Bible
He would certainly rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality!

New Heart English Bible
He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.

Webster's Bible Translation
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

World English Bible
He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He surely reproves you, if you accept faces in secret.

Young's Literal Translation
He doth surely reprove you, if in secret ye accept faces.

Smith's Literal Translation
Reproving, he will reprove you if in secret ye lift up faces.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall reprove you, because in secret you accept his person.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He will accuse you because in secret you have preempted his presence.

New American Bible
He will openly rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.

New Revised Standard Version
He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He will surely reprove you, if you will show partiality.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He shall surely reprove you if you will accept his person!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show favour.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
he will not reprove you at all the less: but if moreover ye should secretly respect persons,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job Reproves His Friends
9Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man? 10Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality. 11Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?…

Cross References
Proverbs 24:23-25
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good. / Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him; / but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Acts 10:34-35
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.

Romans 2:11
For God does not show favoritism.

James 2:9
But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.

2 Chronicles 19:7
And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

Galatians 2:6
But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.

Ephesians 6:9
And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

Colossians 3:25
Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

1 Peter 1:17
Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

Malachi 2:9
“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”

Leviticus 19:15
You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Isaiah 3:9-11
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. / Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. / Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Matthew 22:16
They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

Luke 20:21
“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.


Treasury of Scripture

He will surely reprove you, if you do secretly accept persons.

reprove

Job 42:7,8
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath

Psalm 50:21,22
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes…

Psalm 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

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1. Job reproves his friends for partiality
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Surely He would rebuke you
The phrase "Surely He would rebuke you" emphasizes the certainty of God's response to injustice. The Hebrew root for "rebuke" is "yākah," which conveys a sense of correction or chastisement. In the context of Job, this highlights God's role as a just judge who cannot overlook wrongdoing. Historically, the concept of divine rebuke is consistent with the broader biblical narrative, where God consistently calls His people to righteousness and holds them accountable for their actions. This serves as a reminder of God's omniscience and His commitment to justice, encouraging believers to live with integrity.

if you secretly showed partiality
The phrase "if you secretly showed partiality" addresses the sin of favoritism, which is condemned throughout Scripture. The Hebrew word for "partiality" is "nasa panim," literally meaning "lifting up the face," which implies giving undue favor based on external appearances or relationships. In the ancient Near Eastern context, justice was often perverted by bribery or favoritism, a practice that God explicitly condemns (Deuteronomy 16:19). This phrase serves as a warning against hypocrisy and the temptation to judge unfairly, reminding believers that God sees all actions, even those done in secret. It calls Christians to reflect God's impartial nature, as seen in passages like James 2:1, where believers are urged to show no favoritism. This encourages a life of sincerity and fairness, aligning with God's character and His call for justice.

Verse 10. - He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. Even though it is his own person which you accept, his own cause that you unduly favour, he, as the God of truth, and Maintainer of right, will assuredly reprove and condemn you.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Surely He would rebuke
הוֹכֵ֣חַ (hō·w·ḵê·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict

you
יוֹכִ֣יחַ (yō·w·ḵî·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict

if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you secretly
בַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶר (bas·sê·ṯer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5643: A covering, hiding place, secrecy

showed partiality.
פָּנִ֥ים (pā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face


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