Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself, and your righteousness only other people. New Living Translation No, your sins affect only people like yourself, and your good deeds also affect only humans. English Standard Version Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, and your righteousness a son of man. Berean Standard Bible Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man. King James Bible Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. New King James Version Your wickedness affects a man such as you, And your righteousness a son of man. New American Standard Bible “Your wickedness is for a man like yourself, And your righteousness is for a son of man. NASB 1995 “Your wickedness is for a man like yourself, And your righteousness is for a son of man. NASB 1977 “Your wickedness is for a man like yourself, And your righteousness is for a son of man. Legacy Standard Bible Your wickedness is for a man like yourself, And your righteousness is for a son of man. Amplified Bible “Your wickedness affects only a man such as you, And your righteousness affects only a son of man [but it cannot affect God, who is sovereign]. Christian Standard Bible Your wickedness affects a person like yourself, and your righteousness, a son of man. Holman Christian Standard Bible Your wickedness affects a person like yourself, and your righteousness another human being. American Standard Version Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man. Contemporary English Version The evil or good you do only affects other humans. English Revised Version Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit a son of man. GOD'S WORD® Translation Your wickedness affects only someone like yourself. Your righteousness affects only the descendants of Adam. Good News Translation Others suffer from your sins, and the good you do helps them. International Standard Version Your wickedness affects only yourself; and your righteousness, only human beings. Majority Standard Bible Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man. NET Bible Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people. New Heart English Bible Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man. Webster's Bible Translation Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. World English Bible Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor a man like yourself [is] your wickedness, "" And for a son of man your righteousness. Young's Literal Translation For a man like thyself is thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness. Smith's Literal Translation Thy injustice to a man as thou: and thy justice to the son of man. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThy wickedness may hurt a man that is like thee : and thy justice may help the son of man. Catholic Public Domain Version Your impiety may hurt a man who is like you, though your justice may help the son of the man. New American Bible Your wickedness affects only someone like yourself, and your justice, only a fellow human being. New Revised Standard Version Your wickedness affects others like you, and your righteousness, other human beings. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYour wickedness is to yourself; and your righteousness is to yourself. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Your evil is to your soul, and to your soul is your righteousness OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; And thy righteousness a son of man. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thy ungodliness may affect a man who is like to thee; or thy righteousness a son of man. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Reminds Job of God's Justice…7If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand? 8Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man. 9Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.… Cross References Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Psalm 51:4 Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge. Ezekiel 18:20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him. Proverbs 9:12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences. Galatians 6:5 For each one should carry his own load. Romans 14:7-8 For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone. / If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. / No one should seek his own good, but the good of others. 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad. Matthew 12:36-37 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 1 John 1:8-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us. Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. Jeremiah 31:30 Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge. Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die. Treasury of Scripture Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are; and your righteousness may profit the son of man. may hurt Joshua 7:1-5 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel… Joshua 22:20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. Ecclesiastes 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good. may profit Job 42:8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: Genesis 18:24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? Jump to Previous Affect Affects Concerneth Concerns Effect Evil-Doing Hurt Profit Righteousness Thyself WickednessJump to Next Affect Affects Concerneth Concerns Effect Evil-Doing Hurt Profit Righteousness Thyself WickednessJob 35 1. Comparison is not to be made with God, 6. because our good or evil cannot extend unto him 9. Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for lack of faith Your wickedness The Hebrew word for "wickedness" here is "רֶשַׁע" (resha), which conveys a sense of guilt or wrongdoing. In the context of Job, this term is used to emphasize the moral failings that separate humanity from the divine. Theologically, it underscores the idea that sin is primarily a human problem, affecting our relationships with each other and with God. Historically, the concept of wickedness in the ancient Near East was often tied to social justice, suggesting that one's actions have communal implications. affects only a man like yourself and your righteousness only a son of man Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Your wickednessרִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ (riš·‘e·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7562: Wickedness affects only a man לְאִישׁ־ (lə·’îš-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person like yourself, כָּמ֥וֹךָ (kā·mō·w·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 3644: Like, as, when and your righteousness צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃ (ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively only a son וּלְבֶן־ (ū·lə·ḇen-) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of men. אָ֝דָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being Links Job 35:8 NIVJob 35:8 NLT Job 35:8 ESV Job 35:8 NASB Job 35:8 KJV Job 35:8 BibleApps.com Job 35:8 Biblia Paralela Job 35:8 Chinese Bible Job 35:8 French Bible Job 35:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 35:8 Your wickedness may hurt a man as (Jb) |
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