Job 17:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the righteous layeth hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

English ASV

Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

English Amplified

Yet shall the righteous (those upright and in right standing with God) hold to their ways, and he who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger. [Ps. 24:4.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Yet shall the righteous (those upright and in right standing with God) hold to their ways, and he who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger. [Ps. 24:4.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.

English EASY 2024

Righteous people continue to do things that are right. People who do good things become stronger.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But those who do right will continue to do what is right. Those who are not guilty grow stronger and stronger.

Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Those who claim to be respectable are more and more convinced they are right.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Yet, the righteous person clings to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.

English KJV 1611

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

English LSB

Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will grow mightier and mightier.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The righteous also will hold to his way, and he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Yet the righteous shall hold to his way, and he who has clean hands increase in strength.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But godly people will keep doing what is right. Those who have clean hands will grow stronger.

English NIV

Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.

English NKJ 1982

Yet the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.

English NLT

The righteous will move onward and forward, and those with pure hearts will become stronger and stronger.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Yet the righteous hold to their way, and they that have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he that has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

the righteous shall move onward and forward; those with pure hearts shall become stronger and stronger.

English Tyndale 1537

The righteous will keep his way, and he that hath clean hands, will ever be stronger and stronger.

Job 17:9 — Compare Translations