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Job 21:31

Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

KJV

Quis arguet coram eo viam ejus ? et quæ fecit, quis reddet illi ?

Vulgate

τίς ἀπαγγελεῖ ἐπὶ προσώπου αὐτοῦ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ; καὶ ἃ αὐτὸς ἐποίησεν, τίς ἀνταποδώσει αὐτῷ;

LXX

Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

ASV

מִֽי יַגִּ֣יד עַל פָּנָ֣י/ו דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ וְ/הֽוּא עָ֝שָׂ֗ה מִ֣י יְשַׁלֶּם לֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יְשַׁלֶּם
yshlm
verb · 111×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 7:10 — And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
  • Gal 2:11 — But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
  • Rom 12:19 — Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.