23God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.


In Context

20 Let mercy forget him: may worms be his sweetness: let him be remembered no more, but be broken in pieces as an unfruitful tree.

21 For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.

22 He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.

23 God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.

24 They are lifted up for a little while and shall not stand, and shall be brought down as all things, and shall be taken away, and as the tops of the ears of corn they shall be broken.

25 And if it be not so, who can convince me that I have lied, and set my words before God?

Job 24:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:23[Though] it be given him [to be] in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:23He may let them rest in a feeling of security, but his eyes are on their ways.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:23God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23God setteth him in safety, and he resteth thereon; but his eyes are upon their ways.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:23God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; and his eyes are upon their ways.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23Though it is given him to be in safety, on which he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes are on their ways.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:23Though it be given him to be in safety, where on he rests; yet his eyes are on their ways.