Job 8:20 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.
English ASV
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.
English Amplified
Behold, as surely as God will never uphold wrongdoers, He will never cast away a blameless man.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Behold, as surely as God will never uphold wrongdoers, He will never cast away a blameless man.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Look, God does not reject a person of integrity, and he will not support evildoers.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Behold, God will not cast off a perfect man, neither will he take evil-doers by the hand.
English EASY 2024
Listen! God never turns away from a man who is not guilty. Nor will he ever help wicked people.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
God does not support evil people, and he does not abandon the innocent.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
"Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
But God will never abandon the faithful or ever give help to evil people.
English God's Word - GW 1995
"Certainly, God does not reject a person of integrity or give a helping hand to wicked people.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Look, God does not reject a person of integrity, and He will not support evildoers.
English KJV 1611
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
English LSB
Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, Nor will He strengthen the hand of the evildoers.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
“Surely, God will not cast away a perfect man, nor will He strengthen the evildoers,
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity, Nor will He support the evildoers.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Behold, God will not cast away the upright; neither will he take the hand of the wicked.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
“Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
"I'm sure God doesn't turn his back on anyone who is honest. And he doesn't help those who do what is evil.
English NIV
"Surely God does not reject a blameless man or strengthen the hands of evildoers.
English NKJ 1982
Behold, God will not cast away the blameless, Nor will He uphold the evildoers.
English NLT
"But look! God will not reject a person of integrity, nor will he make evildoers prosper.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
"See, God will not reject a blameless person, nor take the hand of evildoers.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
“Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
“But look! God will not cast away a good man, nor prosper evildoers.
English Tyndale 1537
Behold, God will not cast away a virtuous man, neither will he help the ungodly.