Habakkuk 1:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?”
Habakkuk 1:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Habakkuk 1:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Habakkuk 1:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,”
Habakkuk 1:13 — World English Bible
Habakkuk 1:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he; ”
Habakkuk 1:13 — American Standard Version
Habakkuk 1:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,”
Habakkuk 1:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Habakkuk 1:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on mischief: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] keepest silence when the wicked swalloweth up a [man] more righteous than he? ”
Habakkuk 1:13 — Darby Translation
Habakkuk 1:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he?”
Habakkuk 1:13 — Geneva Bible
Habakkuk 1:13 in Context — Habakkuk 1
11 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
12 Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
15 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
What Does Habakkuk 1:13 Mean?
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