Job 9:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.”
What this verse means
A short, plain-language explanation of Job 9:21 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
Compare translations
BSBPD
“Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Perfect I am! --I know not my soul, I despise my life.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 9:21 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
- Job 7:15so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.
- Job 7:16I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
- Job 7:21Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
- Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
- Proverbs 28:26He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
- Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
- 1 Corinthians 4:4My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
- 1 John 3:20Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Keep exploring