Job 25:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!””

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BSBPD

“how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“How much less man--a grub, And the son of man--a worm!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 25:6 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:27Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
  2. Job 4:19how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!
  3. Job 7:17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
  4. Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
  5. Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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