Job 28:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.”

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BSBPD

“Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 28:8 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 41:34He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”
  2. Proverbs 2:7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

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

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