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

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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.

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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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