Job 4:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?”

Job 4:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 4:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?”

Job 4:17 — World English Bible

Job 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?”

Job 4:17 — American Standard Version

Job 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?”

Job 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Shall [mortal] man be more just than God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?”

Job 4:17 — Darby Translation

Job 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Shall man be more iust then God? or shall a man be more pure then his maker?”

Job 4:17 — Geneva Bible

Job 4:17 in Context — Job 4

15 Então um vento passou por diante de mim, que fez arrepiar os pelos de minha carne.

16 Ele parou, mas não reconheci sua feição; uma figura estava diante de meus olhos, e ouvi uma voz quieta, [que dizia] :

17 Seria o ser humano mais justo que Deus? Seria o homem mais puro que seu Criador?

18 Visto que ele não confia em seus servos, e considera seus anjos como loucos,

19 Quanto mais naqueles que habitam em casas de lodo, cujo fundamento está no pó, e são esmagáveis como a traça!

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What Does Job 4:17 Mean?

Job 4:17 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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