Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Watch thyself; thou shalt not turn to iniquity: for upon this thou didst choose rather than affliction.
New American Standard Bible
For you have preferred this to
King James Version
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Holman Bible
for that is why you have been tested by
International Standard Version
Be careful! Don't turn to evil, because of this you will be tried by more than affliction.
A Conservative Version
Take heed. Do not turn to iniquity, for thou have fixed on this because of affliction.
American Standard Version
Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Amplified
“Take heed and be careful, do not turn to wickedness,
For you have chosen this [the vice of complaining against God] rather than [learning from] affliction.
Bible in Basic English
Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.
Darby Translation
Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
King James 2000
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this have you chosen rather than affliction.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.
Modern King James verseion
Beware, do not turn to iniquity; for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But beware that thou turn not aside to wickedness and sin, which hitherto thou hast chosen more than meekness.
NET Bible
Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.
New Heart English Bible
Take heed, do not regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
The Emphasized Bible
Beware, do not turn unto iniquity, For, this, thou hast chosen rather than affliction.
Webster
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
World English Bible
Take heed, don't regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Youngs Literal Translation
Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than on affliction.
Interlinear
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Panah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 36:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Greatness
20 Thou shalt not pant after the night, for taking up peoples in their place. 21 Watch thyself; thou shalt not turn to iniquity: for upon this thou didst choose rather than affliction. 22 Behold, God will exalt by his power: who teaches like him?
Cross References
Psalm 66:18
If I saw vanity in my heart, Jehovah will not hear.
Hebrews 11:25
Having chosen rather to be treated ill with the people of God, than to have the enjoyment of sin for a time;
1 Peter 3:17
Fur better, doing good, if the will of God will, to suffer, than doing evil.
Job 34:7-9
What man as Job he will drink scoffing as water?
Job 35:3
For thou wilt say, What shall it profit to thee? what shall I profit from my sin?
Ezekiel 14:4
For this, speak to them and say to them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: A man, a man of the house of Israel who shall bring up his blocks upon his heart, and shall set up the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face, and coming to the prophet, I Jehovah answered to him coming according to the multitude of his blocks;
Daniel 3:16-18
Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego answered, and saying to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we need not to turn back to thee upon this word.
Daniel 6:10
And Daniel as soon as he knew that the writing was signed, went up into his house; and the windows being opened to him in his upper chambers before Jerusalem, three times in the day he kneeled upon his knees, and praying and praising before his God, for the cause that he did from before this
Matthew 5:29-30
And if thine eye give thee cause of offence, take it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members be destroyed, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
Matthew 13:21
And has no root in himself, but is for a time; and there being pressure or expulsion for the word, straightly is he offended.
Matthew 16:24
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any wish to come after me, let him deny himself absolutely, and lift up his cross, and follow me.
Acts 5:40-41
And by him they were persuaded: and having called the sent, having stripped, they enjoined not to speak in the name of Jesus, and loosed them.
1 Peter 4:15-16
For let not any of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or doing evil, or as an inspector, in what pertains to others.