Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He keeps company with evildoers; he associates with the wicked. New Living Translation He chooses evil people as companions. He spends his time with wicked men. English Standard Version who travels in company with evildoers and walks with wicked men? Berean Standard Bible He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men. King James Bible Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. New King James Version Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men? New American Standard Bible Who goes in company with the workers of injustice, And walks with wicked people? NASB 1995 Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men? NASB 1977 Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men? Legacy Standard Bible But he travels in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men? Amplified Bible Who goes in company with those who do evil And walks with wicked men? Christian Standard Bible He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men. Holman Christian Standard Bible He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men. American Standard Version Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men? Contemporary English Version He spends his time with sinners, English Revised Version Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. GOD'S WORD® Translation who travels with troublemakers and associates with evil people? Good News Translation He likes the company of evil people and goes around with sinners. International Standard Version traffics in those who practice evil, and walks with wicked people? Majority Standard Bible He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men. NET Bible He goes about in company with evildoers, he goes along with wicked men. New Heart English Bible Who goes in company with evildoers, and walks with wicked men? Webster's Bible Translation Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. World English Bible who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he has traveled for company "" With workers of iniquity, "" So as to go with men of wickedness. Young's Literal Translation And he hath travelled for company With workers of iniquity, So as to go with men of wickedness. Smith's Literal Translation Going for company with those working iniquity, and to go with men of injustice? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho goeth in company with them that work iniquity, and walketh with wicked men? Catholic Public Domain Version who accompanies those who work iniquity, and who walks with impious men? New American Bible Keeps company with evildoers and goes along with the wicked, New Revised Standard Version who goes in company with evildoers and walks with the wicked? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWho is a companion and friend of the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he was a partner and a friend to workers of evil, walking with men who are sinners OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men. Brenton Septuagint Translation saying, I have not sinned, nor committed ungodliness, nor had fellowship with workers of iniquity, to go with the ungodly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Confirms God's Justice…7What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water? 8He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men. 9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’… Cross References Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. Proverbs 4:14-15 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. / Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by. Psalm 26:4-5 I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites. / I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked. Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Psalm 119:115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God. Proverbs 1:10-15 My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. / If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. ... 1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” Psalm 50:18 When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers. Proverbs 24:1-2 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; / for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. 2 Corinthians 6:14-17 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ... Psalm 119:63 I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts. Proverbs 28:7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. Ephesians 5:11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Psalm 141:4 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies. Proverbs 23:20-21 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. / For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags. Treasury of Scripture Which goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men. Job 2:10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. Job 11:3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? Job 15:5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. Jump to Previous Associates Company Evildoers Evil-Doers Goes Iniquity Keeps Sinners Travelled Walketh Walking Walks Way Wicked Wickedness WorkersJump to Next Associates Company Evildoers Evil-Doers Goes Iniquity Keeps Sinners Travelled Walketh Walking Walks Way Wicked Wickedness WorkersJob 34 1. Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice10. God omnipotent cannot be unjust 31. Man must humble himself unto God 34. Elihu reproves Job He keeps company The phrase "He keeps company" suggests a deliberate choice of association. In the Hebrew context, the word often implies a habitual or ongoing action. This indicates not just a casual or occasional interaction but a consistent pattern of behavior. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, one's company was a reflection of one's character and values. The Bible frequently warns against associating with those who might lead one astray (Proverbs 13:20). From a conservative Christian perspective, this serves as a reminder to be mindful of the influences we allow into our lives, as they can shape our spiritual journey and moral compass. with evildoers and walks with wicked men Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He keepsוְאָרַ֣ח (wə·’ā·raḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 732: To wander, journey, go company לְ֭חֶבְרָה (lə·ḥeḇ·rāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2274: Association, company with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with evildoers פֹּ֣עֲלֵי (pō·‘ă·lê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 6466: To do, make, to practise and walks וְ֝לָלֶ֗כֶת (wə·lā·le·ḵeṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with wicked רֶֽשַׁע׃ (re·ša‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7562: Wickedness men. אַנְשֵׁי־ (’an·šê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person Links Job 34:8 NIVJob 34:8 NLT Job 34:8 ESV Job 34:8 NASB Job 34:8 KJV Job 34:8 BibleApps.com Job 34:8 Biblia Paralela Job 34:8 Chinese Bible Job 34:8 French Bible Job 34:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 34:8 Who goes in company with the workers (Jb) |
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