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The Darby Translation

Job 13:10

He will certainly reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Persecution;   Thompson Chain Reference - Justice-Injustice;   Partiality;   Social Duties;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Greatness of God;   Hypocrisy;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Job, Book of;   Respect of Persons;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for January 8;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Surely he would rebuke youif you secretly showed partiality.
Hebrew Names Version
He will surely reprove you If you secretly show partiality.
King James Version
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
English Standard Version
He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.
New Century Version
God would surely scold you if you unfairly took one person's side.
New English Translation
He would certainly rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality!
Amplified Bible
"He will surely reprimand you If you secretly show partiality.
New American Standard Bible
"He will certainly punish you If you secretly show partiality.
World English Bible
He will surely reprove you If you secretly show partiality.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He will surely reprooue you, if ye doe secretly accept any person.
Legacy Standard Bible
He will surely reprove youIf you secretly show partiality.
Berean Standard Bible
Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
Contemporary English Version
If you were secretly unfair, he would correct you,
Complete Jewish Bible
If you are secretly flattering [him], he will surely rebuke you.
Easy-to-Read Version
You know that God would criticize you if you chose someone's side simply because they were important.
George Lamsa Translation
He will surely reprove you, if you will show partiality.
Good News Translation
Even though your prejudice is hidden, he will reprimand you,
Lexham English Bible
"Surely he will rebuke you if you show partiality in secret.
Literal Translation
Reproving He will reprove you if you secretly lift up faces.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Punysh you shall he and reproue you, yf ye do secretly accepte eny personne.
American Standard Version
He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.
Bible in Basic English
He will certainly put you right, if you have respect for persons in secret.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour.
King James Version (1611)
He will surely reprooue you, if yee doe secretly accept persons.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He shall punishe you, and reproue you, if ye do secretly accept any person.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
he will not reprove you at all the less: but if moreover ye should secretly respect persons,
English Revised Version
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly respect persons.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He schal repreue you; for ye taken his face in hiddlis.
Update Bible Version
He will surely reprove you, If you secretly show partiality.
Webster's Bible Translation
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
New King James Version
He will surely rebuke you If you secretly show partiality.
New Living Translation
No, you will be in trouble with him if you secretly slant your testimony in his favor.
New Life Bible
For sure He will speak strong words to you if you show favor in secret.
New Revised Standard
He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He will, severely rebuke, you, if ye are secretly partial.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall reprove you, because in secret you accept his person.
Revised Standard Version
He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.
Young's Literal Translation
He doth surely reprove you, if in secret ye accept faces.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He will surely reprove you If you secretly show partiality.

Contextual Overview

1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you. 3 But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with God; 4 For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. 5 Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7 Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit? 8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? 9 Will it be well if he should search you out? or as one mocketh at a man, will ye mock at him? 10 He will certainly reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

reprove: Job 42:7, Job 42:8, Psalms 50:21, Psalms 50:22, Psalms 82:2, James 2:9

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a pleasure for the eyes, and the tree was to be desired to give intelligence; and she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.
Genesis 13:1
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the south.
Genesis 13:8
And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren.
Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan that it was thoroughly watered, before Jehovah had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; as the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as one goes to Zoar.
Genesis 13:15
for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 13:16
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.
Genesis 13:17
Arise, walk through the land according to the length of it and according to the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee.
Genesis 14:2
[that] they made war with Bera the king of Sodom, and with Birsha the king of Gomorrah, Shinab the king of Admah, and Shemeber the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Genesis 14:8
And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar, went out, and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He will surely reprove you,.... Or "in reproving he will reprove you" r; he will certainly do it, it may be depended upon, and be expected; he will never suffer sin to go unreproved and uncorrected; he will do it to the purpose, with sharpness and severity, as the nature of the crime requires; he reproves by his spirit, and it is well for men when he thoroughly, and in a spiritual and saving way, reproves them by him, and convinces them of sin, righteousness, and judgment; and he reproves by his word, which is written for reproof and correction; and by his ministers, one part of whose work it is to rebuke and reprove men for bad practices, and bad principles; and in some cases they are to use sharpness, and which when submitted to, and kindly taken, it is well; and sometimes he reproves by his providences, by afflictive dispensations, and that either in love, as he rebukes his own children, or in wrath and hot displeasure, as others, which is here designed; and as it is always for sin he rebukes men, so particularly he rebukes for the following, as might be expected:

if ye do secretly accept persons; acceptance of persons in judgment is prohibited by God, and is highly resented by him; yea, even the acceptance of his own person to the prejudice of the character of an innocent man; which seems to be what Job has respect unto, as appears from Job 13:8; and some versions render it, "if ye accept his face" a; and though this may be done no openly and publicly, but in a covert and secret manner, under disguise, and with specious pretences to the honour and glory of God.

r הוכח יוכיח "arguiendo arguet", Pagninus, Montanus, Munster, Bolducius, Mercerus, Cocceius, Schmidt; "redarguendo redarguet", Michaelis. a פנים "faciem ejus", V. L. Munster, Piscator; "personam ipsius", Beza, so the Targum.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons - If you show partiality, you will incur his disapprobation. This seems to have much era proverbial cast, and to mean that under no possible circumstances was it right to show partiality. No matter for whom it may be done, it will be displeasing to God. Even if it be in favor of the righteous, the widow, the fatherless, or of himself, if there is not a disposition to judge according to truth and evidence, God will frown upon you. No matter who the parties might be; no matter what their rank; no matter what friendship there might be for one or the other of them, it was never to be assumed that one was right and the other wrong without evidence. The exact truth was to be sought after, and the judgement made up accordingly. Even when God was one of the parties, the same course was to be pursued. His character was capable of being successfully vindicated, and he would not be pleased to have his cause defended or decided by partiality, or by mere favor. Hence, he encourages people to bring forth their strong reasons, and to adduce all that can be said against his government and laws. See the notes at Isaiah 41:1-21.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 13:10. He will surely reprove you — You may expect, not only his disapprobation, but his hot displeasure.


 
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