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Berean Standard Bible

“Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?”

Isaiah 2:22

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Isaiah closes his warning about human pride and idolatry with a pointed instruction. He has described people discarding their idols in fear of the Lord.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?

World English Bible (WEB)

Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?

King James Version (KJV)

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Dejaos del hombre, cuyo hálito está en su nariz; porque ¿de qué es él estimado?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Mezquino es el ser humano! ¡Frágil como su aliento! ¡Jamás confíen en él!

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