Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope? New Living Translation Doesn’t your reverence for God give you confidence? Doesn’t your life of integrity give you hope? English Standard Version Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope? Berean Standard Bible Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope? King James Bible Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? New King James Version Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope? New American Standard Bible “Is your fear of God not your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope? NASB 1995 “Is not your fear of God your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope? NASB 1977 “Is not your fear of God your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope? Legacy Standard Bible Is not your fear of God your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope? Amplified Bible “Is not your fear of God your confidence, And [is not] the integrity and uprightness of your ways your hope? Christian Standard Bible Isn’t your piety your confidence, and the integrity of your life your hope? Holman Christian Standard Bible Isn’t your piety your confidence, and the integrity of your life your hope? American Standard Version Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, And the integrity of thy ways thy hope? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Behold, this your religion is blaming you, also your hope and the integrity of your way Brenton Septuagint Translation Is not thy fear founded in folly, thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way? Contemporary English Version You respect God and live right, so don't lose hope! Douay-Rheims Bible Where is thy fear, thy fortitude, thy patience, and the perfection of thy ways? English Revised Version Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, and thy hope the integrity of thy ways? GOD'S WORD® Translation Doesn't your fear of God give you confidence and your lifetime of integrity give you hope? Good News Translation You worshiped God, and your life was blameless; and so you should have confidence and hope. International Standard Version "Your fear of God has been your confidence, hasn't it? The integrity of your life has been your hope, hasn't it? JPS Tanakh 1917 Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, And thy hope the integrity of thy ways? Literal Standard Version Is your reverence not your confidence? Your hope—the perfection of your ways? Majority Standard Bible Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope? New American Bible Is not your piety a source of confidence, and your integrity of life your hope? NET Bible Is not your piety your confidence, and your blameless ways your hope? New Revised Standard Version Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope? New Heart English Bible Isn't your piety your confidence? Isn't the integrity of your ways your hope? Webster's Bible Translation Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? World English Bible Isn’t your piety your confidence? Isn’t the integrity of your ways your hope? Young's Literal Translation Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope -- the perfection of thy ways? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz: The Innocent Prosper…5But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed. 6Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope? 7Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?… Cross References Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. Psalm 27:3 Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust. Proverbs 3:26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare. Treasury of Scripture Is not this your fear, your confidence, your hope, and the uprightness of your ways? thy fear. Job 1:1,9,10 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… 2 Kings 20:3 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. thy confidence. Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. Proverbs 3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. thy hope. Job 17:15 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? 1 Peter 1:13,17 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; … the uprightness. Job 1:8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Job 16:17 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. Job 23:11,12 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined… Jump to Previous Blameless Confidence Fear Hope Integrity Life Perfection Piety Reverence Support Upright Uprightness Way WaysJump to Next Blameless Confidence Fear Hope Integrity Life Perfection Piety Reverence Support Upright Uprightness Way WaysJob 4 1. Eliphaz reproves Job that the innocent do not suffer7. He teaches God's judgments to be not for the righteous, but for the wicked. 12. His fearful vision to humble the excellency of creatures before God. (6) Is not this thy fear, thy confidence . . .?--The meaning seems to be, "Should not thy fear or piety be thy confidence, and the uprightness of thy ways thy hope? Should not the piety thou wast so ready to commend to others supply a sufficient ground of hope for thyself?" Or we may understand, "Is not thy reverence, thy confidence, thy hope, and thy integrity shown to be worthless if thou faintest as soon as adversity toucheth thee?" The drift of the speaker is virtually the same in either case.Verse 6. - Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? Translate, with the Revised Version, Is not thy fear of God thy confidence and thy hope the integrity of thy ways? The verse is composed, as usual, of two clauses, balancing each other; and the meaning seems to be that, if Job is as convinced of his piety and uprightness as he professes to be, he ought still to maintain confidence in God, and a full expectation of deliverance from his troubles. If he does not, what is the natural inference? Surely, that he is not so confident of his innocence as he professes to be. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Is your reverenceיִ֭רְאָתְךָ (yir·’ā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent not הֲלֹ֣א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no your confidence, כִּסְלָתֶ֑ךָ (kis·lā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3690: Stupidity, confidence and the uprightness וְתֹ֣ם (wə·ṯōm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8537: Completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplate of your ways דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃ (də·rā·ḵe·ḵā) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action your hope? תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗ (tiq·wā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy Links Job 4:6 NIVJob 4:6 NLT Job 4:6 ESV Job 4:6 NASB Job 4:6 KJV Job 4:6 BibleApps.com Job 4:6 Biblia Paralela Job 4:6 Chinese Bible Job 4:6 French Bible Job 4:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 4:6 Isn't your piety your confidence? 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