Job 32:21
19 Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
20 I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
22 For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
- KJV
- Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
- WEB
- Please don’t let me respect any man’s person, neither will I give flattering titles to any man.
- ASV
- Let me not, I pray you, respect any man`s person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.
- DARBY
- Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person; neither will I give flattery to man.
- BLB
- Do not, please, let me lift up the face of a man; and do not let me give a title to man.
- ÅB
- Jeg vil ikke ta parti for noen, og jeg vil ikke smigre for noe menneske;
- OTB
- Jeg vil ikke vise partiskhet,
heller ikke smigre noen mann. - B1930
- Jeg vil ikke ta parti for nogen, og jeg vil ikke smigre for noget menneske;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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.
Read in contextJob 13:8
Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
Read in context2 Samuel 14:20
Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 1:17
Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Read in contextJob 13:10
Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
Read in contextMatthew 22:16
They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
Read in contextActs 12:22–23
And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
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