Job 32:22 “For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an in…”

Job 32:22

For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

World English Bible

For I don’t know how to give flattering titles, or else my Maker would soon take me away.

American Standard Version

For I know not to give flattering titles; Else would my Maker soon take me away.

Geneva Bible 1599

For I may not giue titles, lest my Maker should take me away suddenly.

Darby Translation

For I know not how to flatter; my Maker would soon take me away.

Young's Literal Translation

For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.

Bible in Basic English

For I am not able to give names of honour to any man; and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.

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Cross references

“I know not”

Proverbs 29:5 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Job 17:5 Galatians 1:10 Psalm 12:2 Psalm 12:3

Proverbs 29:5 · BSB

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

1 Thessalonians 2:5 · BSB

As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

Job 17:5 · BSB

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

Galatians 1:10 · BSB

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.

Psalm 12:2 · BSB

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

Psalm 12:3 · BSB

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

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

In context

21I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.

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