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Job 4:7–8

“Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished?z

Where were the upright ever destroyed?a

As I have observed,b those who plow evilc

and those who sow trouble reap it.d

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Job 4:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“Remember: who that was innocent ever perished?

Or where were the upright cut off?

As I have seen, those who plow iniquity

and sow trouble reap the same.

Job 4:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?

Or where were the righteous cut off?

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity,

And sow wickedness, reap the same.

Job 4:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Stop and think! Do the innocent die?

When have the upright been destroyed?

My experience shows that those who plant trouble

and cultivate evil will harvest the same.

Job 4:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?

Or where were the upright ever cut off?

Even as I have seen,

Those who plow iniquity

And sow trouble reap the same.

Job 4:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Remember that the innocent will not die;

honest people will never be destroyed.

I have noticed that people who plow evil

and plant trouble, harvest it.

Job 4:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?

Or where were the upright cut off?

According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity,

And sow trouble, reap the same.

Job 4:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off? Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same.

Job 4:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Now think about this: 

Which innocent person ⸤ever⸥ died ⸤an untimely death⸥? 

Find me a decent person who has been destroyed. 

Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, 

they gathered its harvest. 

Job 4:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Consider: who has perished when he was innocent?

Where have the honest been destroyed?

In my experience, those who plow injustice

and those who sow trouble reap the same.

Job 4:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“Think now, who that was innocent ever perished?

Or where were the upright cut off?

As I have seen, those who plow iniquity

and sow trouble reap the same.

Job 4:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“Think now, who has perished who is innocent?

Or where are the upright destroyed?

Just as I have seen, plowers of mischief

and sowers of trouble will reap it.

Job 4:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Here’s something to think about.

Have blameless people ever been wiped out?

Have honest people ever been completely destroyed?

Here’s what I’ve observed.

People gather a crop from what they plant.

If they plant evil and trouble, that’s what they will harvest.

Job 4:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?

Or where were the upright destroyed?

“According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity

And those who sow trouble harvest it.


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