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Job 32:21–22

21 I will show no partiality,n

nor will I flatter anyone;o

22 for if I were skilled in flattery,

my Makerp would soon take me away.q

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Job 32:21–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 I will not show partiality to any man

or use flattery toward any person.

22 For I do not know how to flatter,

else my Maker would soon take me away.

Job 32:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person,

Neither let me give flattering titles unto man.

22 For I know not to give flattering titles;

In so doing my maker would soon take me away.

Job 32:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 I won’t play favorites

or try to flatter anyone.

22 For if I tried flattery,

my Creator would soon destroy me.

Job 32:21–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone;

Nor let me flatter any man.

22 For I do not know how to flatter,

Else my Maker would soon take me away.

Job 32:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 I will be fair to everyone

and not flatter anyone.

22 I don’t know how to flatter,

and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.

Job 32:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 Let me not, I pray you, respect any man’s person;

Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.

22 For I know not to give flattering titles;

Else would my Maker soon take me away.

Job 32:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person; neither will I give flattery to man. 22 For I know not how to flatter; my Maker would soon take me away.

Job 32:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 I won’t be partial toward anyone 

or flatter anyone. 

22 I don’t know how to flatter. 

If I did, my maker would soon carry me away. 

Job 32:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 I will be partial to no one,

and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.

22 For I do not know how to give such titles;

otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.

Job 32:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 I will not show partiality to any person

or use flattery toward anyone.

22 For I do not know how to flatter—

or my Maker would soon put an end to me!

Job 32:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 Please let me not show partiality to anyone,

and let me not show flattery to human beings,

22 for I do not know how to flatter,

else my Maker would soon put an end to me.

Job 32:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 I’ll treat everyone the same.

I won’t praise anyone without meaning it.

22 If I weren’t honest when I praised people,

my Maker would soon take me from this life.

Job 32:21–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 “Let me now be partial to no one,

Nor flatter any man.

22 “For I do not know how to flatter,

Else my Maker would soon take me away.


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