Job 4:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?”
Job 4:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 4:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?”
Job 4:17 — World English Bible
Job 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?”
Job 4:17 — American Standard Version
Job 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?”
Job 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Shall [mortal] man be more just thanGod? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?”
Job 4:17 — Darby Translation
Job 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Shall man be more iust then God? or shall a man be more pure then his maker?”
Job 4:17 — Geneva Bible
Job 4:17 in Context — Job 4
15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
What Does Job 4:17 Mean?
Job 4:17 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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