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Job 22:8

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
Job 22:8 · King James Version

In other versions

  • But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

    ASV

  • For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.

    BBE

  • But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.

    DBY

  • But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.

    WEB

  • As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.

    YLT

  • But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

    ENG

  • But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.

    WBT

  • while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.

    BSB

In context

6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

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