Job 32:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.”
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“For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For I know not to give flattering titles; Elsewould my Maker soon take me away.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 32:22 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 17:5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
- Job 33:3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
- Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- Psalms 12:3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
- Proverbs 28:23He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
- Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- Galatians 1:10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
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