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Job 34:21–23

21 “His eyes are on the ways of mortals;y

he sees their every step.z

22 There is no deep shadow,a no utter darkness,b

where evildoers can hide.c

23 God has no need to examine people further,d

that they should come before him for judgment.e

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Job 34:21–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 “For his eyes are on the ways of a man,

and he sees all his steps.

22 There is no gloom or deep darkness

where evildoers may hide themselves.

23 For God has no need to consider a man further,

that he should go before God in judgment.

Job 34:21–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man,

And he seeth all his goings.

22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death,

Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

23 For he will not lay upon man more than right;

That he should enter into judgment with God.

Job 34:21–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 “For God watches how people live;

he sees everything they do.

22 No darkness is thick enough

to hide the wicked from his eyes.

23 We don’t set the time

when we will come before God in judgment.

Job 34:21–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 “For His eyes are on the ways of man,

And He sees all his steps.

22 There is no darkness nor shadow of death

Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

23 For He need not further consider a man,

That he should go before God in judgment.

Job 34:21–23 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 “God watches where people go;

he sees every step they take.

22 There is no dark place or deep shadow

where those who do evil can hide from him.

23 He does not set a time

for people to come before him for judging.

Job 34:21–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 For his eyes are upon the ways of a man,

And he seeth all his goings.

22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom,

Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

23 For he needeth not further to consider a man,

That he should go before God in judgment.

Job 34:21–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps. 22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 23 For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before •God in judgment.

Job 34:21–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 God’s eyes are on a person’s ways. 

He sees all his steps. 

22 There’s no darkness or deep shadow 

where troublemakers can hide. 

23 He doesn’t have to set a time for a person 

in order to bring him to divine judgment. 

Job 34:21–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 For His eyes watch over a man’s ways,

and He observes all his steps.

22 There is no darkness, no deep darkness,

where evildoers can hide themselves.

23 God does not need to examine a person further,

that one should approach Him in court.

Job 34:21–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 “For his eyes are upon the ways of mortals,

and he sees all their steps.

22 There is no gloom or deep darkness

where evildoers may hide themselves.

23 For he has not appointed a time for anyone

to go before God in judgment.

Job 34:21–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 “Indeed, his eyes are upon the ways of man,

and he sees all his steps.

22 There is no darkness, and there is no deep shadow

where instigators of mischief might hide themselves.

23 Indeed, he has not yet appointed a time for man

to go to God in the judgment.

Job 34:21–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 “His eyes see how people live.

He watches every step they take.

22 There isn’t a dark place or deep shadow

where those who do what is evil can hide.

23 God doesn’t need to bring charges against men.

He knows they are guilty.

So he doesn’t need to have them appear in his court to be judged.

Job 34:21–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 “For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,

And He sees all his steps.

22 There is no darkness or deep shadow

Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

23 “For He does not need to consider a man further,

That he should go before God in judgment.


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