Job 17:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.”
Job 17:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 17:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 17:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 17:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yet the righteous will hold to his way. He who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.”
Job 17:9 — World English Bible
Job 17:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.”
Job 17:9 — American Standard Version
Job 17:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the righteous layeth hold <FI>on<Fi> his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And--dumb are they all.”
Job 17:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 17:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.”
Job 17:9 — Darby Translation
Job 17:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the righteous wil holde his way, and he whose hands are pure, shall increase his strength.”
Job 17:9 — Geneva Bible
Job 17:9 in Context — Job 17
7 Mon œil est obscurci par la douleur; Tous mes membres sont comme une ombre.
8 Les hommes droits en sont stupéfaits, Et l’innocent se soulève contre l’impie.
9 Le juste néanmoins demeure ferme dans sa voie, Celui qui a les mains pures se fortifie de plus en plus.
10 Mais vous tous, revenez à vos mêmes discours, Et je ne trouverai pas un sage parmi vous.
11 Quoi! Mes jours sont passés, mes projets sont anéantis, Les projets qui remplissaient mon cœur…
What Does Job 17:9 Mean?
Job 17:9 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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