Job 15:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 15:4

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2 “Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge,
And fill¹ himself with the east wind?

3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk,
Or by speeches with which he can do no good?

4 Yes, you cast off fear,
And restrain¹ prayer before God.

5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
And you choose the tongue of the crafty.

6 ^aYour own mouth condemns you, and not I;
Yes, your own lips testify against you.

7 “Are you the first man who was born?
^aOr were you made before the hills?

8 ^aHave you heard the counsel of God?
Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

Verse Comparison: Job 15:4

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American Standard Version
Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.

Amplified® Bible
Indeed, you are doing away with [reverential] fear, and you are hindering {and} diminishing meditation {and} devotion before God.

Contemporary English Version
Your words are enough to make others turn from God and lead them to doubt.

Darby English Version
Yea, thou makest piety of none effect, and restrainest meditation before ùGod.

Good News Bible
If you had your way, no one would fear God; no one would pray to him.

King James Version
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

New American Standard Bible
"Indeed, you do away with reverence And hinder meditation before God.

New International Version
But you even undermine piety
and hinder devotion to God.

New King James Version
Yes, you cast off fear,
And restrain prayer before God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Indeed, you do away with reverence And hinder meditation before God.

Revised Standard Version
But you are doing away with the fear of God, and hindering meditation before God.

Young's Literal Translation
Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.

New English Translation
But you even break off¹ piety,² and hinder³ meditation⁴ before God.

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