Job 1:1 - Compare All Versions
Job 1:1-3 MSG (The Message)
Job was a man who lived in Uz. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to God and hated evil with a passion. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was also very wealthy—seven thousand head of sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a huge staff of servants—the most influential man in all the East!
Job 1:1 KJV (King James Version)
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Job 1:1 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.
Job 1:1 NCV (New Century Version)
A man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was an honest and innocent man; he honored God and stayed away from evil.
Job 1:1 ASV (American Standard Version)
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
Job 1:1 NIV (New International Version)
In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
Job 1:1 NKJV (New King James Version)
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.
Job 1:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God [with reverence] and abstained from and turned away from evil [because he honored God].
Job 1:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.
Job 1:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.