Job 33:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.”
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“Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;”
King James Version · Public Domain“He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 33:27 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 16:13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
- Numbers 12:11and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.
- 2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
- Job 7:20If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?
- Job 34:9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
- Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
- Psalms 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 103:10He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
- Psalms 119:128Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
- Psalms 139:1O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
- Proverbs 5:21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
- Proverbs 28:13He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Jeremiah 2:8The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.
- Jeremiah 3:13Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
- Ezekiel 14:23They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Luke 15:18I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
- Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
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