Job 21:31
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
Job 21:31 in other translations
| BSB | Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done? |
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| WEB | Who will declare his way to his face? Who will repay him what he has done? |
| ASV | Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done? |
| YLT | Who doth declare to his face his way? And for that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him? |
| DARBY | Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? |
| BBE | Who will make his way clear to his face? and if he has done a thing, who gives him punishment for it? |
| Webster | Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? |
What does Job 21:31 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 21:27-34
Job opposes the opinion of his friends, That the wicked are sure to fall into visible and remarkable ruin, and none but the wicked; upon which principle they condemned Job as wicked. Turn to whom you will, you will find that the punishment of sinners is designed more for the other world than for this, Jude 1:14, 15. The sinner is here supposed to live in a great deal of power. The sinner shall have a splendid…
Job 21:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 21:31
- Deuteronomy 7:10
And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
- Galatians 2:11
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
- Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
- Jeremiah 2:33-35
Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways. Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these. Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
- James 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
- 2 Samuel 12:7-12
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. …
- Job 41:11
Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
- Acts 24:25
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
- Mark 6:18
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
- Job 21:19
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
- Isaiah 59:13
In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
- 1 Kings 21:19-24
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord. Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 12:7-12; 1Ki 21:19-24; Ps 50:21; Jer 2:33-35; Mr 6:18
Ac 24:25; Ga 2:11
repay.
19; 41:11; De 7:10; Isa 59:13; Ro 12:19; Jas 2:13
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Context
- Job 21:30
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
- Job 21:31
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
- Job 21:32
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
Job 21:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Quién le denunciará en su cara su camino? Y de lo que él hizo, ¿quién le dará el pago? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qui lui dira en face sa voie? et ce qu’il a fait, qui le lui rendra? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer wird ihm ins Angesicht seinen Weg kundtun? Und hat er gehandelt, wer wird es ihm vergelten? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quis arguet coram eo viam ejus? et quæ fecit, quis reddet illi? |