Job 22:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.”
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“while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“As to the man of arm--he hath the earth, And the accepted of face--he dwelleth in it.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 22:8 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 21:11So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.
- Job 13:8Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
- Job 29:7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
- Job 31:34because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
- Psalms 12:8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
- Isaiah 3:3the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
- Isaiah 9:15The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
- Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
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