Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will show no partiality, nor will I flatter anyone; New Living Translation I won’t play favorites or try to flatter anyone. English Standard Version I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. Berean Standard Bible I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man. King James Bible Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man. New King James Version Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone; Nor let me flatter any man. New American Standard Bible “Let me be partial to no one, Nor flatter any man. NASB 1995 “Let me now be partial to no one, Nor flatter any man. NASB 1977 “Let me now be partial to no one; Nor flatter any man. Legacy Standard Bible Let me now be partial to no one, Nor flatter any man. Amplified Bible “I will not [I warn you] be partial to any man [that is, let my respect for you mitigate what I say]; Nor flatter any man. Christian Standard Bible I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title. American Standard Version Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man. Aramaic Bible in Plain English I shall not accept the face of a man, and I shall not be ashamed of the face of a man Brenton Septuagint Translation For truly I will not be awed because of man, nor indeed will I be confounded before a mortal. Contemporary English Version I don't know how to be unfair or to flatter anyone-- Douay-Rheims Bible I will not accept the person of man, and I will not level God with man. English Revised Version Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; neither will I give flattering titles unto any man. GOD'S WORD® Translation I won't be partial toward anyone or flatter anyone. Good News Translation I will not take sides in this debate; I am not going to flatter anyone. International Standard Version I won't discriminate against anyone, and I won't flatter any person, JPS Tanakh 1917 Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man. Literal Standard Version Please do not let me accept the face of any, | Nor give flattering titles to man, Majority Standard Bible I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man. New American Bible I would not be partial to anyone, nor give flattering titles to any. NET Bible I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I confer a title on any man. New Revised Standard Version I will not show partiality to any person or use flattery toward anyone. New Heart English Bible Please do not let me respect any man's person, neither will I give flattering titles to any man. Webster's Bible Translation Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles to man. World English Bible Please don’t let me respect any man’s person, neither will I give flattering titles to any man. Young's Literal Translation Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends…20I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond. 21I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man. 22For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.… Cross References Leviticus 19:15 You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly. Job 13:8 Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense? Job 13:10 Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality. Job 32:20 I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond. Job 32:22 For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant. Job 34:19 who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands. Treasury of Scripture Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles to man. accept Job 13:8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? Job 34:19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. Leviticus 19:15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. flattering 2 Samuel 14:17,20 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee… Acts 12:22,23 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man… Acts 24:2,3 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence, … Jump to Previous Accept Face Flatter Flattering Flattery Honour Names Partial Partiality Please Respect Show Titles UseJump to Next Accept Face Flatter Flattering Flattery Honour Names Partial Partiality Please Respect Show Titles UseJob 32 1. Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends6. Because wisdom comes not from age, he excuses the boldness of his youth 11. He reproves them for not satisfying Job 16. His zeal to speak Verse 21. - Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person. Elihu hopes that, in what he is about to say, he will not permit himself to be swayed by any personal bias; that he will neither unduly favour the upper classes nor the vulgar (see Professor Lee, on the difference between אישׁ and אדם 'Book of Job,' p. 444), but will treat all fairly and equitably. Neither let me (he says) give flattering titles unto man. Professor Lee observes on this: "The Oriental practice of giving long and fulsome titles is too well known to need anything beyond the mere mention of the fact." Elihu certainly, in the whole of his address, flatters no one. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I will be partialאֶשָּׂ֣א (’eś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take to no אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not one, אִ֑ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person nor will לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no I flatter אֲכַנֶּֽה׃ (’ă·ḵan·neh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3655: To address by an additional name, to eulogize any man. אָ֝דָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being Links Job 32:21 NIVJob 32:21 NLT Job 32:21 ESV Job 32:21 NASB Job 32:21 KJV Job 32:21 BibleApps.com Job 32:21 Biblia Paralela Job 32:21 Chinese Bible Job 32:21 French Bible Job 32:21 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 32:21 Please don't let me respect any man's (Jb) |
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