Job 21:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
Job 21:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 21:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 21:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 21:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
Job 21:16 — World English Bible
Job 21:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me. ”
Job 21:16 — American Standard Version
Job 21:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lo, not in their hand <FI>is<Fi> their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)”
Job 21:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 21:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me! ”
Job 21:16 — Darby Translation
Job 21:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Lo, their wealth is not in their hand: therfore let the counsell of the wicked bee farre from me.”
Job 21:16 — Geneva Bible
Job 21:16 in Context — Job 21
14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
What Does Job 21:16 Mean?
Job 21:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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