Devine Scripture

Job 17:8

Job chapter 17 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

Context

v.7Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow.

v.8This passage

v.9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 22:19

    The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

  • Romans 11:33

    O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!

  • Acts 13:46

    And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

  • Habakkuk 1:13

    Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;

  • Ecclesiastes 5:8

    If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

  • Psalms 73:12

    Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.