Job 35:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.”

Job 35:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 35:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 35:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.”

Job 35:8 — World English Bible

Job 35:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thy wickednessmay hurta man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.”

Job 35:8 — American Standard Version

Job 35:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For a man like thyself <FI>is<Fi> thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.”

Job 35:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 35:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man. ”

Job 35:8 — Darby Translation

Job 35:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man.”

Job 35:8 — Geneva Bible

Job 35:8 in Context — Job 35

6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

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What Does Job 35:8 Mean?

Job 35:8 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 35. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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