KJV King James Version
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
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Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
WEB World English Bible
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
ASV American Standard Version
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A man there hath been in the land of Uz—Job his name—and that man hath been perfect and upright—both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
Surrounding context — Job 1
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
4 And his sons went and feasted [in their] houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אִ֛ישׁH376 · ishmanהָיָ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beבְאֶֽרֶץ־H776 · e.retsland: country/planetע֖וּץH5780 · utsUzאִיּ֣וֹבH347 · iy.yovJobשְׁמ֑וֹH8034 · shemnameוְהָיָ֣ה׀H1961 · ha.yahto beהָאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanהַה֗וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itתָּ֧םH8535 · tamcompleteוְיָשָׁ֛רH3477 · ya.sharuprightוִירֵ֥אH3373 · ya.reafraidאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוְסָ֥רH5493 · surto turn aside: removeמֵרָֽע׃H7451 · rabad: harmful
Cross-references
James 5:11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.Ezekiel 14:14Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver [but] their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.Ezekiel 14:20Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, [were] in it, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall [but] deliver their own souls by their righteousness.Job 28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.Job 2:3And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.Job 23:11-12My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.Genesis 6:9These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God.Job 1:8And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.Genesis 22:12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.2 Kings 20:3I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.Jeremiah 25:20And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,1 Peter 3:11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.Job 31:1-40I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
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