Job 4:7-8 - Compare All Versions
Job 4:7-8 NIV (New International Version)
“Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Where were the upright ever destroyed? As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it.
Job 4:7-8 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
“Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.
Job 4:7-8 NLT (New Living Translation)
“Stop and think! Do the innocent die? When have the upright been destroyed? My experience shows that those who plant trouble and cultivate evil will harvest the same.
Job 4:7-8 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Consider: Who has perished when he was innocent? Where have the honest been destroyed? In my experience, those who plow injustice and those who sow trouble reap the same.
Job 4:7-8 KJV (King James Version)
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the righteous cut off? Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow wickedness, reap the same.
Job 4:7-8 NKJV (New King James Version)
“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off? Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same.
Job 4:7-11 MSG (The Message)
“Think! Has a truly innocent person ever ended up on the scrap heap? Do genuinely upright people ever lose out in the end? It’s my observation that those who plow evil and sow trouble reap evil and trouble. One breath from God and they fall apart, one blast of his anger and there’s nothing left of them. The mighty lion, king of the beasts, roars mightily, but when he’s toothless he’s useless— No teeth, no prey—and the cubs wander off to fend for themselves.
Job 4:7-8 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
¶“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright destroyed? “According to what I have seen, those who plow wrongdoing And those who sow trouble harvest it.
Job 4:7-8 AMP (Amplified Bible)
¶“Remember now, who, being innocent, ever perished? Or where [and in what circumstances] were those upright and in right standing with God destroyed? “As I have seen, those who plow wickedness And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.
Job 4:7-8 NET (New English Translation)
Call to mind now: Who, being innocent, ever perished? And where were upright people ever destroyed? Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.