Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Behold! Their prosperity isn't in their control! The counsel of the wicked will remain far from me."
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Holman Bible
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
A Conservative Version
Lo, [is] their prosperity not in their hand. (The counsel of the wicked is far from me.)
American Standard Version
Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Amplified
“But notice, the prosperity of the wicked is not in their hand (in their power);
The counsel of the wicked [and the mystery of God’s dealings with the ungodly] is far from my comprehension.
Bible in Basic English
Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)
Darby Translation
Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, their good not in the hand: the counsel of the unjust was far from me.
King James 2000
Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, their prosperity [is] not in their hands; the schemes of [the] wicked are repugnant to me.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, their good is not in their hand; the wisdom of the wicked is far from me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Lo, there is utterly no goodness in them, therefore will not I have to do with the counsel of the ungodly.
NET Bible
But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
New Heart English Bible
Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! not in their own hand, is their welfare, The counsel of lawless men, is far from me!
Webster
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
World English Bible
Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, not in their hand is their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 21:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? Where's the profit in talking to him?' 16 Behold! Their prosperity isn't in their control! The counsel of the wicked will remain far from me." 17 "How often do the wicked have their lights put out? Does calamity ever fall on them? Will God in his anger ever apportion their destruction?
Cross References
Job 22:18
"Though God fills their houses with good things, the counsel of the wicked will remain far from me.
Psalm 1:1
How blessed is the person, who does not take the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners, and who does not sit in the seat of mockers.
Genesis 49:6
I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.
Job 1:21
and exclaimed: "I left my mother's womb naked, and I will return to God naked. The LORD has given, and the LORD has taken. May the name of the LORD be blessed."
Job 12:9-10
Who among all of these doesn't know that the LORD's hand made them,
Psalm 49:6-7
those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?
Psalm 52:5-7
But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
Proverbs 5:8
Keep far away from her, and don't go near the entrance to her house,
Ecclesiastes 8:8
Just as no human being has control over the wind to restrain it, so also no human being has control over the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged during war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
Luke 16:2
So he called for him and asked him, "What's this I hear about you? You can't be my manager any longer. Now give me a report about your management!'
Luke 16:25
"But Abraham said, "My child, remember that during your lifetime you received blessings, while Lazarus received hardships. But now he is being comforted here, while you suffer.