Job 36:21 “Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to aff…”

Job 36:21

Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

World English Bible

Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

American Standard Version

Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Geneva Bible 1599

Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.

Darby Translation

Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Young's Literal Translation

Take heed — do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than [on] affliction.

Bible in Basic English

Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.

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Cross references

“regard”

Psalm 66:18 Ezekiel 14:4 Matthew 5:29 Matthew 5:30

Psalm 66:18 · BSB

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Ezekiel 14:4 · BSB

Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will…

Matthew 5:29 · BSB

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Matthew 5:30 · BSB

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.

“this”

Hebrews 11:25 1 Peter 3:17 Matthew 16:24 Job 35:3 Daniel 3:16–18 Daniel 6:10

Hebrews 11:25 · BSB

He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.

1 Peter 3:17 · BSB

For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Matthew 16:24 · BSB

Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

Job 35:3 · BSB

For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’

Daniel 3:16–18 · BSB

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

Daniel 6:10 · BSB

Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to h…

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

In context

20Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.

22Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?

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