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Job 34:9
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Job 34:9
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For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please God.’
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Job 34:9 in Other Translations
KJV
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For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
ESV
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For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.'
NLT
9
He has even said, ‘Why waste time trying to please God?’
MSG
9
So that now he's parroting their line: 'It doesn't pay to try to please God'?
CSB
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For he has said, "A man gains nothing when he becomes God's friend."
Job 34:9 In-Context
7
Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?
8
He keeps company with evildoers; he associates with the wicked.
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.
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Job 9:29-31
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Job 21:15
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Job 35:3
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