Job 33:17
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
Job 33:17 in other translations
| BSB | to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, |
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| WEB | that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. |
| ASV | That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man; |
| YLT | To turn aside man from doing, And pride from man He concealeth. |
| DARBY | That he may withdraw man from his work, and hide pride from man. |
| BBE | In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him; |
| Webster | That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. |
What does Job 33:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 33:14-18
God speaks to us by conscience, by providences, and by ministers; of all these Elihu discourses. There was not then, that we know of, any Divine revelation in writing, though now it is our principal guide. When God designs men's good, by the convictions and dictates of their own consciences, he opens the heart, as Lydia's, and opens the ears, so that conviction finds or forces its way in. The end and design of these…
Job 33:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 33:17
- James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
- Isaiah 2:11
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
- 2 Chronicles 32:25
But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
- Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
- Matthew 27:19
When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:7
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
- Job 17:11
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
- Deuteronomy 8:16
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
- Daniel 4:30-37
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws. …
- Isaiah 23:9
The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
- Hosea 2:6
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
- Acts 9:2-6
And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. …
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Context
- Job 33:16
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
- Job 33:17
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
- Job 33:18
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
Job 33:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Para quitar al hombre de su obra, y apartar del varón la soberbia. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Pour détourner l’homme de ce qu’il fait; et il cache l’orgueil à l’homme; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | um den Menschen von seinem Tun abzuwenden, und auf daß er Übermut vor dem Manne verberge; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ut avertat hominem ab his quæ facit, et liberet eum de superbia, |