Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

because he repays a person for his behavior; and according to a person's conduct, he lets it happen to him.

New American Standard Bible

“For He pays a man according to his work,
And makes him find it according to his way.

King James Version

For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Holman Bible

For He repays a person according to his deeds,
and He brings his ways on him.

A Conservative Version

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

American Standard Version

For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

Amplified


“For God pays a man according to his work,
And He will make every man find [appropriate] compensation according to his way.

Bible in Basic English

For he gives to every man the reward of his work, and sees that he gets the fruit of his ways.

Darby Translation

For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to his way.

Julia Smith Translation

For the work of man shall he recompense to him, and a man shall find himself according to his way.

King James 2000

For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Indeed, he will repay [according to] a human being's deeds, and according to a man's way he will let [it] happen [to] him.

Modern King James verseion

For He repays man's work, and causes him to find according to his ways.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

but he rewardeth the works of man, and causeth every man to find according to his ways.

NET Bible

For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him.

New Heart English Bible

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

The Emphasized Bible

For, what any son of earth doeth, he repayeth him, and, according to every man's course, he causeth him to find.

Webster

For the work of a man he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

World English Bible

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Youngs Literal Translation

For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the work
פּעל 
Po`al 
Usage: 37

of a man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

to find
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

Context Readings

Elihu Asserts God's Justice

10 "Therefore you men of understanding, listen to me! Far be it for God to practice wickedness, or the Almighty to do what is wrong, 11 because he repays a person for his behavior; and according to a person's conduct, he lets it happen to him. 12 Truly, God doesn't practice wickedness, and the Almighty doesn't pervert justice.


Cross References

Psalm 62:12

Also to you, Lord, belongs gracious love, because you reward each person according to what he does. A Davidic Psalm, while he was in the Judean wilderness.

Jeremiah 32:19

You are great in regards to your purposes and mighty in regards to your works. Your eyes are open to everything that people do, and will reward each one according to their ways and just as their actions deserve.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone according to what he has done.

Romans 2:6

For he will repay everyone according to what that person has done:

2 Corinthians 5:10

For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of the Messiah, so that each of us may receive what he deserves for what he has done in his body, whether good or worthless.

Proverbs 24:12

If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?

Revelation 22:12

"See! I am coming soon! My reward is with me to repay everyone according to his behavior.

Galatians 6:7-8

Stop being deceived; God is not to be ridiculed. A person harvests whatever he plants:

1 Peter 1:17

If you call "Father" the one who judges everyone impartially according to what they have done, you must live in reverent fear as long as you are strangers in a strange land.

Job 33:26

Let him pray to God and he will accept him; he will appear before him with joyful shouts!"

Proverbs 1:31

They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices.

Ezekiel 33:17-20

"Nevertheless, your people's children keep saying, "Living life the Lord's way isn't right,' when all the while it is their way of living that isn't right.

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