KJV King James Version
He looketh upon men, and [if any] say, I have sinned, and perverted [that which was] right, and it profited me not;
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Job 33:27
He looketh upon men, and [if any] say, I have sinned, and perverted [that which was] right, and it profited me not;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
WEB World English Bible
He sings before men, and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn’t profit me.
ASV American Standard Version
He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He looketh on men, and saith, ‘I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
Surrounding context — Job 33
24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:
26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
27 He looketh upon men, and [if any] say, I have sinned, and perverted [that which was] right, and it profited me not;
28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Lo, all these [things] worketh God oftentimes with man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
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Romans 6:21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death.2 Samuel 12:13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.Psalm 14:2The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God.Matthew 16:26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:Jeremiah 31:18-19I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou [art] the LORD my God.1 John 1:8-10If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.Job 7:20I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.Psalm 139:1-4To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].Psalm 11:4The LORD [is] in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne [is] in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.Luke 15:18-22I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,Psalm 19:7-8The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.Jeremiah 3:13Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.Numbers 12:11And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.Romans 7:16If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that [it is] good.
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