Job 8:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:”

Job 8:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 8:20 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 8:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 8:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will he uphold the evildoers.”

Job 8:20 — World English Bible

Job 8:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers. ”

Job 8:20 — American Standard Version

Job 8:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.”

Job 8:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 8:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Behold,God will not cast off a perfect man, neither will he take evil-doers by the hand. ”

Job 8:20 — Darby Translation

Job 8:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Behold, God will not cast away an vpright man, neither will he take the wicked by the hand,”

Job 8:20 — Geneva Bible

Job 8:20 in Context — Job 8

18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

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What Does Job 8:20 Mean?

Job 8:20 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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