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Job 5:17–18

17  “Behold, kblessed is the one whom God reproves;

therefore ldespise not the discipline of the mAlmighty.

18  For he wounds, but he nbinds up;

he oshatters, but his hands heal.

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Job 5:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;

so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;

he injures, but his hands also heal.

Job 5:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth:

Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up:

He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Job 5:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 “But consider the joy of those corrected by God!

Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.

18 For though he wounds, he also bandages.

He strikes, but his hands also heal.

Job 5:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects;

Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

18 For He bruises, but He binds up;

He wounds, but His hands make whole.

Job 5:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 “The one whom God corrects is happy,

so do not hate being corrected by the Almighty.

18 God hurts, but he also bandages up;

he injures, but his hands also heal.

Job 5:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth:

Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up;

He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Job 5:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 Behold, happy is the man whom †God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty. 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Job 5:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 “Blessed is the person whom God corrects. 

That person should not despise discipline from the Almighty. 

18 God injures, but he bandages. 

He beats you up, but his hands make you well. 

Job 5:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 See how happy the man is God corrects;

so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

18 For He crushes but also binds up;

He strikes, but His hands also heal.

Job 5:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 “How happy is the one whom God reproves;

therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

18 For he wounds, but he binds up;

he strikes, but his hands heal.

Job 5:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 “Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves;

and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,

18 for he himself wounds, but he binds up;

he strikes, but his hands heal.

Job 5:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 “Blessed is the person God corrects.

So don’t hate the Mighty One’s training.

18 He wounds. But he also bandages up those he wounds.

He harms. But his hands also heal those he harms.

Job 5:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,

So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

18 “For He inflicts pain, and gives relief;

He wounds, and His hands also heal.


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