Job 31:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.”
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“For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For a dread unto me <FI>is<Fi> calamity <FI>from<Fi> God, And because of His excellency I am not able.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 31:23 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 39:9No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
- Job 13:11Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
- Job 20:23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
- Job 21:20Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.
- Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Job 42:5My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
- Psalms 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
- Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
- Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
- Joel 1:15Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
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