Job 27:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.”
Job 27:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 27:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 27:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 27:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.”
Job 27:17 — World English Bible
Job 27:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver. ”
Job 27:17 — American Standard Version
Job 27:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He prepareth--and the righteous putteth <FI>it<Fi> on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.”
Job 27:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 27:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver. ”
Job 27:17 — Darby Translation
Job 27:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.”
Job 27:17 — Geneva Bible
Job 27:17 in Context — Job 27
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
What Does Job 27:17 Mean?
Job 27:17 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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