Job 16:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 16:17

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Berean Standard Bible

yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.

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KJV

King James Version

Not for [any] injustice in mine hands: also my prayer [is] pure.

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WEB

World English Bible

although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Job 16

¹⁵ I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.

¹⁶ My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;

¹⁷ yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.

¹⁸ O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

¹⁹ Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.

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