Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Would it turn out well if he examined you? Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal? New Living Translation What will happen when he finds out what you are doing? Can you fool him as easily as you fool people? English Standard Version Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man? Berean Standard Bible Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man? King James Bible Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? New King James Version Will it be well when He searches you out? Or can you mock Him as one mocks a man? New American Standard Bible “Will it go well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man? NASB 1995 “Will it be well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man? NASB 1977 “Will it be well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man? Legacy Standard Bible Will it be well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man? Amplified Bible “Will it be well for you when He investigates you [and your tactics against me]? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man? Christian Standard Bible Would it go well if he examined you? Could you deceive him as you would deceive a man? Holman Christian Standard Bible Would it go well if He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man? American Standard Version Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him? Aramaic Bible in Plain English It is good for you that he investigates you, if as a man is judged you are judged by him in all things Brenton Septuagint Translation For it were well if he would thoroughly search you: for though doing all things in your power ye should attach yourselves to him, Contemporary English Version If he took you to court, could you fool him, just as you fool others? Douay-Rheims Bible Or shall it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed ? or shall he be deceived as a man, with your deceitful dealings ? English Revised Version Is it good that he should search you out? or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him? GOD'S WORD® Translation Will it go well when he cross-examines you? Will you try to trick him as one mortal tricks another? Good News Translation If God looks at you closely, will he find anything good? Do you think you can fool God the way you fool others? International Standard Version Will things go well for you under his cross-examination? Can you lie to him, as you would to a human being? JPS Tanakh 1917 Would it be good that He should search you out? Or as one mocketh a man, will ye mock Him? Literal Standard Version Is [it] good that He searches you, | If, as one mocks at a man, you mock at Him? Majority Standard Bible Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man? New American Bible Will it be well when he shall search you out? Can you deceive him as you do a mere human being? NET Bible Would it turn out well if he would examine you? Or as one deceives a man would you deceive him? New Revised Standard Version Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one person deceives another? New Heart English Bible Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him? Webster's Bible Translation Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? World English Bible Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him? Young's Literal Translation Is it good that He doth search you, If, as one mocketh at a man, ye mock at Him? Additional Translations ... Context Job Reproves His Friends…8Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense? 9Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man? 10Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.… Cross References Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. Job 12:16 True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His. Job 14:10 But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he? Treasury of Scripture Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocks another, do you so mock him? search Job 34:36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. Psalm 44:21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: Jump to Previous Deceive Deceives Deceiveth Error Examined Examines Good Guided Mock Mocketh Search Searched Searches Thought TurnJump to Next Deceive Deceives Deceiveth Error Examined Examines Good Guided Mock Mocketh Search Searched Searches Thought TurnJob 13 1. Job reproves his friends for partiality14. He professes his confidence in God; 19. and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him (9) As one man mocketh another.--As one man, with mingled flattery and deception, seeks to impose upon another.Verse 9. - Is it good that he should search you out? "Are your motives in thus acting," Job asks his opponents, "so pure that they will stand the severity of God's judgment when he turns his scrutiny upon you and searches out the grounds of your proceedings? Is not your real motive to carry favour with him because he is so great and powerful?" Or as one man mocketh another, do ye so meek him? You may impose on a man by so acting, but you will not impose on God. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Would it be wellהֲ֭טוֹב (hă·ṭō·wḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good when כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction He examined you? יַחְקֹ֣ר (yaḥ·qōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2713: To penetrate, to examine intimately Could you deceive כְּהָתֵ֥ל (kə·hā·ṯêl) Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 2048: To deride, to cheat Him בֽוֹ׃ (ḇōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew [like] תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ (tə·hā·ṯêl·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2048: To deride, to cheat a man? בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ (be·’ĕ·nō·wōš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person Links Job 13:9 NIVJob 13:9 NLT Job 13:9 ESV Job 13:9 NASB Job 13:9 KJV Job 13:9 BibleApps.com Job 13:9 Biblia Paralela Job 13:9 Chinese Bible Job 13:9 French Bible Job 13:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 13:9 Is it good that he should search (Jb) |
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