Job 32:22
20 I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
21 I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
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.
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- BSB
- For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
- KJV
- For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
- WEB
- For I don’t know how to give flattering titles, or else my Maker would soon take me away.
- ASV
- For I know not to give flattering titles; [Else] would my Maker soon take me away.
- DARBY
- For I know not how to flatter; my Maker would soon take me away.
- BLB
- For I do not know how to give a title; soon my Maker would take me away.
- ÅB
- for jeg forstår ikke å smigre; ellers kunne min skaper lett rykke meg bort.
[^1]: 1MO 22, 21. - OTB
- For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal smigre;
hvis jeg gjorde det, ville min Skaper raskt ta meg bort. - B1930
- for jeg forstår ikke å smigre; ellers kunde min skaper lett rykke mig bort.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 12:2–3
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:5
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
Read in contextProverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Read in contextJob 17:5
If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
Read in contextGalatians 1:10
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Read in context