Job 22:29

In 11 translations

BSB

When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.

KJV

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.the humble…: Heb. him that hath low eyes

WEB

When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.

ASV

When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

LSV

For they have made low, || And you say, Lift up. And He saves the bowed down of eyes.

YLT

For they have made low, And thou sayest, 'Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

DBY

When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.

DRC

For he that hath been humbled, shall be in glory: and he that shall bow down his eyes, he shall be saved.

GNV

When others are cast downe, then shalt thou say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person.

JPS

When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.

LXXE

Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, Man has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.

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WLC

כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּוָ֑ה וְשַׁ֖ח עֵינַ֣יִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃

LXX-Br

Ὅτι ἐταπείνωσας σεαυτὸν, καὶ ἐρεῖς, ὑπερηφανεύσατο, καὶ κύφοντα ὀφθαλμοῖς σώσει.

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• Job 5:19–27He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven. In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword. You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will…
• James 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• 1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
• Matthew 23:12For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
• Psalms 91:14–16“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will…
• Psalms 92:9–11For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed. My eyes see the downfall of my…
• Luke 18:9–14To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by…
• Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive…
• Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
• Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• Psalms 9:2–3I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
• Psalms 138:6Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
• Ezekiel 21:26–27This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be…

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