Job 15:4 “But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Hi…”

Job 15:4

But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

World English Bible

Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

American Standard Version

Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Surely thou hast cast off feare, and restrainest prayer before God.

Darby Translation

Yea, thou makest piety of none effect, and restrainest meditation before God.

Young's Literal Translation

Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.

Bible in Basic English

Truly, you make the fear of God without effect, so that the time of quiet worship before God is made less by your outcry.

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Cross references

“castest off”

Romans 3:31 Job 6:14 Psalm 36:1–3 Psalm 119:126 Zephaniah 1:6 Galatians 2:21

Romans 3:31 · BSB

Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.

Job 6:14 · BSB

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Psalm 36:1–3 · BSB

An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalm 119:126 · BSB

It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.

Zephaniah 1:6 · BSB

and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

Galatians 2:21 · BSB

I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

“restrainest”

Job 5:8 Job 27:10 Hosea 7:14 Amos 6:10 Luke 18:1 1 Chronicles 10:13

Job 5:8 · BSB

However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—

Job 27:10 · BSB

Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?

Hosea 7:14 · BSB

They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.

Amos 6:10 · BSB

And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “f…

Luke 18:1 · BSB

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

1 Chronicles 10:13 · BSB

So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?

5For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

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