Job 31:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?”

Job 31:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 31:34 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 31:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—”

Job 31:34 — World English Bible

Job 31:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—”

Job 31:34 — American Standard Version

Job 31:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.”

Job 31:34 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 31:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, ...”

Job 31:34 — Darby Translation

Job 31:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Though I could haue made afraid a great multitude, yet the most contemptible of the families did feare me: so I kept silence, and went not out of the doore.”

Job 31:34 — Geneva Bible

Job 31:34 in Context — Job 31

32 Si l’étranger passait la nuit dehors, Si je n’ouvrais pas ma porte au voyageur;

33 Si, comme les hommes, j’ai caché mes transgressions, Et renfermé mes iniquités dans mon sein,

34 Parce que j’avais peur de la multitude, Parce que je craignais le mépris des familles, Me tenant à l’écart et n’osant franchir ma porte…

35 Oh! Qui me fera trouver quelqu’un qui m’écoute? Voilà ma défense toute signée: Que le Tout-Puissant me réponde! Qui me donnera la plainte écrite par mon adversaire?

36 Je porterai son écrit sur mon épaule, Je l’attacherai sur mon front comme une couronne;

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What Does Job 31:34 Mean?

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