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Job 1:1

Job and His Family

1 There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

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Job 1:1 — The New International Version (NIV)

In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

Job 1:1 — English Standard Version (ESV)

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 1:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 1:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)

There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.

Job 1:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

Job 1:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

A man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was an honest and innocent man; he honored God and stayed away from evil.

Job 1:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

Job 1:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.

Job 1:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A man named Job lived in Uz. He was a man of integrity: He was decent, he feared God, and he stayed away from evil.

Job 1:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 1:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.

Job 1:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

There was a man who lived in the land of Uz. His name was Job. He was honest. He did what was right. He had respect for God and avoided evil.

Job 1:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.


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