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Berean Standard Bible

“Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.””

Job 1:8

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Job is introduced as a wealthy, upright man in the land of Uz who feared God and avoided evil. In a heavenly scene, God draws the accuser's attention to Job.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Jehová dijo á Satán: ¿No has considerado á mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios, y apartado de mal?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Dios preguntó al acusador: ―¿Te has fijado en mi siervo Job? No hay otro como él en toda la tierra: hombre perfecto y recto, que me teme y se abstiene de todo mal.

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