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Job 17:9
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KJ21
The righteous also shall hold to his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
ASV
Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
AMP
“Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his ways, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
AMPC
Yet shall the righteous (those upright and in right standing with God) hold to their ways, and he who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
BRG
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
CSB
Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.
CSBA
Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.
CEB
The innocent clings to his way; the one whose hands are clean grows stronger.
CJB
Yet the righteous hold on to their way, and those with clean hands grow stronger and stronger.
CEV
They would do the right thing and because they did, they would grow stronger.
DARBY
But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.
DRA
And the just man shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
ERV
But those who do right will continue to do what is right. Those who are not guilty grow stronger and stronger.
EASY
Righteous people continue to do things that are right. People who do good things become stronger.
EHV
In spite of it all, the righteous hold tight to their ways, and everyone with clean hands grows stronger.
ESV
Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
ESVUK
Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
EXB
But ·those who do right [the righteous] will ·continue to do right [L hold on to their way], and those whose hands are ·not dirty with sin [L clean; C in a ritual sense] will grow stronger.
GNV
But the righteous will hold his way, and he whose hands are pure, shall increase his strength.
GW
Yet, the righteous person clings to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
GNT
Those who claim to be respectable are more and more convinced they are right.
HCSB
Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.
ICB
But people who do right will continue to do right. And those whose hands are not dirty with sin will grow stronger.
ISV
But the righteous person will hold to his way, and those with clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.”
JUB
The righteous shall hold on to his way, and he that has clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
KJV
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
AKJV
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
LSB
Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will grow mightier and mightier.
LEB
But the righteous holds on to his way, and he who has clean hands increases in strength.
TLB
the righteous shall move onward and forward; those with pure hearts shall become stronger and stronger.
MSG
“But principled people hold tight, keep a firm grip on life, sure that their clean, pure hands will get stronger and stronger!
MEV
The righteous also will hold to his way, and he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.
NOG
Yet, the righteous person clings to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
NABRE
The righteous holds to his way, the one with clean hands increases in strength.
NASB
Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And the one who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
NASB1995
“Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
NCB
The upright continue to adhere to a righteous path, and those whose hands are pure will grow stronger.
NCV
But those who do right will continue to do right, and those whose hands are not dirty with sin will grow stronger.
NET
But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
NIRV
But godly people will keep doing what is right. Those who have clean hands will grow stronger.
NIV
Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
NIVUK
Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
NKJV
Yet the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.
NLV
But the one who is right with God will hold to his way. And he who has clean hands will become stronger and stronger.
NLT
The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
NRSVA
Yet the righteous hold to their way, and they that have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.
NRSVACE
Yet the righteous hold to their way, and they that have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.
NRSVCE
Yet the righteous hold to their way, and they that have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.
NRSVUE
Yet the righteous hold to their way, and they who have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.
OJB
The tzaddik also shall hold to his derech, and he whose yadayim are tahor shall grow stronger and stronger.
RGT
“But the righteous will hold to his way. And he whose hands are pure shall increase strength.
RSV
Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he that has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
RSVCE
Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he that has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
TLV
But the righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
VOICE
Even still, the righteous embrace their way of life; those with clean hands go from strong to stronger.
WEB
Yet the righteous will hold to his way. He who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
WYC
And a just man shall hold his way, and he shall add strength to clean hands. (The righteous shall hold to their way, and he who hath clean hands shall be made even stronger.)
YLT
And the righteous layeth hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.
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