Verse Comparison: Job 17:9
American Standard Version
Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
Amplified® Bible
Yet shall the righteous (those upright and in right standing with God) hold to their ways, and he who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
Contemporary English Version
They would do the right thing and because they did, they would grow stronger.
Darby English Version
But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.
Good News Bible
Those who claim to be respectable are more and more convinced they are right.
King James Version
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
New American Standard Bible
"Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
New International Version
Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways,
and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
New King James Version
Yet the righteous will hold to his way,
And he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
Revised Standard Version
Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he that has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
Young's Literal Translation
And the righteous layeth hold `on' his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.
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