9Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.


In Context

6 "God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.

7 My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.

8 Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.

9 Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.

10 "But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you.

11 My days have passed, my plans are shattered, and so are the desires of my heart.

Job 17:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:9And the just man shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:9But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:9And the righteous layeth hold on his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And — dumb are they all.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that has clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.