9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.


In Context

6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

10 Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

11 For the work of a man he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Job 34:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

34:9For he says, 'It profits a man nothing when he tries to please God.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

34:9For he hath said : Man shall not please God, although he run with him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

34:9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:9For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

34:9For he hath said, it profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:9For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

34:9For he hath said, 'It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:9For he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.