Job 34:11

11 He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves.

Job 34:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
ESV
11 For according to the work of a man he will repay him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him.
NLT
11 He repays people according to their deeds. He treats people as they deserve.
MSG
11 He makes us pay for exactly what we've done - no more, no less. Our chickens always come home to roost.
CSB
11 For He repays a person [according to] his deeds, and He brings his ways on him.

Job 34:11 In-Context

9 For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please God.’
10 “So listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do evil, from the Almighty to do wrong.
11 He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves.
12 It is unthinkable that God would do wrong, that the Almighty would pervert justice.
13 Who appointed him over the earth? Who put him in charge of the whole world?

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Job 21:31; Psalms 62:12; S Matthew 16:27; Romans 2:6; 2 Corinthians 5:10
  • 2. Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 32:19; Ezekiel 33:20
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