Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’ New Living Translation “Have I put my trust in money or felt secure because of my gold? English Standard Version “If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence, Berean Standard Bible If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, King James Bible If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; New King James Version “If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’; New American Standard Bible “If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust, NASB 1995 “If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust, NASB 1977 “If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust, Legacy Standard Bible “If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust, Amplified Bible “If I have put my trust and confidence in gold, Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance, Christian Standard Bible If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust, Holman Christian Standard Bible If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust, American Standard Version If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; Aramaic Bible in Plain English If I have made gold my trust and if I have said to precious stones: ‘you are my trust’, and if I have said to pure gold, ‘you are my hope’ Brenton Septuagint Translation If I made gold my treasure, and if too I trusted the precious stone; Contemporary English Version I have never trusted the power of wealth, Douay-Rheims Bible If I have thought gold my strength, and have said to fine gold: My confidence: English Revised Version If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; GOD'S WORD® Translation "If I put my confidence in gold or said to fine gold, 'I trust you'.... Good News Translation I have never trusted in riches International Standard Version "If I've put my confidence in gold, if I've told gold, 'You're my security,' JPS Tanakh 1917 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold: 'Thou art my confidence'; Literal Standard Version If I have made gold my confidence, | And to the pure gold have said, My trust; Majority Standard Bible If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, New American Bible Had I put my trust in gold or called fine gold my security; NET Bible "If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!' New Revised Standard Version “If I have made gold my trust, or called fine gold my confidence; New Heart English Bible "If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;' Webster's Bible Translation If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; World English Bible “If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’ Young's Literal Translation If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, 'My trust,' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Final Appeal…23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower. 24If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, 25if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,… Cross References Mark 10:23 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!" Job 22:24 and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines, Psalm 49:6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. Proverbs 10:15 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor. Jeremiah 9:23 This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. Ezekiel 28:5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it. Treasury of Scripture If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, You are my confidence; Genesis 31:1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. Deuteronomy 8:12-14 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; … Psalm 49:6,7,17 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; … Jump to Previous Best Confidence Faith Fine Gold Hope Pure Security TrustJump to Next Best Confidence Faith Fine Gold Hope Pure Security TrustJob 31 1. Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties(24) If I have made gold my hope.--He here refers to the admonition of Eliphaz (Job 22:23-24), and declares that such had not been his practice.Verse 24. - If I have made gold my hope. This is a sin with which the patriarch had not been directly charged. But it had been more or less insinuated (see Job 15:28; Job 20:10, 15, 19; Job 22:24, etc.). He may also, perhaps, have felt some inclination to it. Or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence. (On the wicked man's trust in riches, see Psalm 49:6; Psalm 52:7; Psalm 62:10; Mark 10:24; Luke 12:16-19.) Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I have put שַׂ֣מְתִּי (śam·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set my trust כִּסְלִ֑י (kis·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3689: Fatness, the loin, the viscera, silliness, trust in gold זָהָ֣ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky or called אָמַ֥רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say pure gold וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם (wə·lak·ke·ṯem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3800: Something carved out, ore, gold my security, מִבְטַחִֽי׃ (miḇ·ṭa·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4009: A refuge, security, assurance Links Job 31:24 NIVJob 31:24 NLT Job 31:24 ESV Job 31:24 NASB Job 31:24 KJV Job 31:24 BibleApps.com Job 31:24 Biblia Paralela Job 31:24 Chinese Bible Job 31:24 French Bible Job 31:24 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 31:24 If I have made gold my hope (Jb) |
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