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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He would surely call you to account if you secretly showed partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />No, you will be in trouble with him if you secretly slant your testimony in his favor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He will surely rebuke you If you secretly show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He will certainly punish you If you secretly show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He will surely reprove you If you secretly show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He will surely reprove you, If you secretly show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He will surely reprove you If you secretly show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He will surely reprimand you If you secretly show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely he would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you were secretly unfair, he would correct you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly respect persons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Will he really defend you if you secretly favor [him]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even though your prejudice is hidden, he will reprimand you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"He will be sure to rebuke you, if you show partiality in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He would certainly rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He surely reproves you, if you accept faces in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He doth surely reprove you, if in secret ye accept faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Reproving, he will reprove you if in secret ye lift up faces.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall reprove you, because in secret you accept his person. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He will accuse you because in secret you have preempted his presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He will openly rebuke you if in secret you show partiality. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He will surely reprove you, if you will show partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He shall surely reprove you if you will accept his person!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show favour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />he will not reprove you at all the less: but if moreover ye should secretly respect persons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/13-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1974" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Job Reproves His Friends</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man? <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: hō·w·ḵê·aḥ (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">Surely He would rebuke</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: yō·w·ḵî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5643.htm" title="5643: bas·sê·ṯer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A covering, hiding place, secrecy. Or cithrah,; from cathar; a cover.">you secretly</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nîm (N-mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">showed partiality.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: tiś·śā·’ūn (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel."></a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-23.htm">Proverbs 24:23-25</a></span><br />These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good. / Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him; / but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-11.htm">Romans 2:11</a></span><br />For God does not show favoritism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-9.htm">James 2:9</a></span><br />But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-17.htm">Deuteronomy 10:17</a></span><br />For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">2 Chronicles 19:7</a></span><br />And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/2-6.htm">Galatians 2:6</a></span><br />But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-9.htm">Ephesians 6:9</a></span><br />And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-25.htm">Colossians 3:25</a></span><br />Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">1 Peter 1:17</a></span><br />Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-9.htm">Malachi 2:9</a></span><br />“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Leviticus 19:15</a></span><br />You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9-11</a></span><br />The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. / Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. / Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">Matthew 22:16</a></span><br />They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-21.htm">Luke 20:21</a></span><br />“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He will surely reprove you, if you do secretly accept persons.</p><p class="hdg">reprove</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7,8</a></b></br> And it was <i>so</i>, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me <i>the thing that is</i> right, as my servant Job <i>hath</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Psalm 50:21,22</a></b></br> These <i>things</i> hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether <i>such an one</i> as thyself: <i>but</i> I will reprove thee, and set <i>them</i> in order before thine eyes… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Psalm 82:2</a></b></br> How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-8.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/job/9-24.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/job/13-8.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/job/13-8.htm">Partiality</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/job/6-26.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/job/13-8.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/job/13-7.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/job/4-12.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/job/13-8.htm">Show</a> <a href="/job/10-12.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/job/13-3.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/21-29.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/job/40-13.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/job/20-10.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/job/32-21.htm">Partiality</a> <a href="/job/34-19.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/job/20-3.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/job/22-4.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/job/19-18.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/job/13-18.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/job/18-10.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/job/13-23.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/job/13-15.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Job 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for partiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-14.htm">He professes his confidence in God; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-19.htm">and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Surely He would rebuke you</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's justice and impartiality. In the context of Job, it reflects Job's confidence that God would correct his friends for their unjust accusations. The concept of divine rebuke is consistent throughout Scripture, as seen in passages like <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a>, where God disciplines those He loves. The idea of rebuke also ties into the prophetic role of Jesus, who often rebuked the Pharisees for their hypocrisy (Matthew 23).<p><b>if you secretly showed partiality</b><br>Partiality, or favoritism, is condemned in both the Old and New Testaments. In <a href="/deuteronomy/10-17.htm">Deuteronomy 10:17</a>, God is described as one who "shows no partiality and accepts no bribes." This reflects the cultural and legal standards of ancient Israel, where justice was to be administered fairly. <a href="/james/2.htm">James 2:1-9</a> further elaborates on this theme, warning believers against showing favoritism. The phrase suggests a hidden or secretive action, highlighting the importance of integrity and transparency before God, who sees all things.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, enduring immense suffering and questioning the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who come to comfort Job but end up arguing that his suffering must be due to his sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who is ultimately sovereign and just, and who Job is addressing indirectly through his rebuke of his friends.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The setting at the beginning of the Book of Job where God and Satan discuss Job's faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The region where Job lived, often associated with the ancient Near East.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_impartiality.htm">God's Impartiality</a></b><br>God is just and does not show favoritism. Believers are called to reflect this attribute in their interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_relationships.htm">Integrity in Relationships</a></b><br>Like Job, we must maintain integrity and honesty in our relationships, avoiding partiality or favoritism, especially when it comes to matters of justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_before_god.htm">Accountability Before God</a></b><br>We are accountable to God for our actions and attitudes. Secret partiality is seen by God and will be rebuked.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_assumptions.htm">The Danger of Assumptions</a></b><br>Job's friends assumed his guilt based on his suffering. We must be cautious not to make assumptions about others' situations or God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. We should seek God's wisdom and understanding rather than jumping to conclusions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_there_suffering_in_job.htm">What is the purpose of suffering in the Book of Job?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_15_34-35_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">In Job 15:34-35, how can the harsh depiction of divine judgment be squared with other biblical passages emphasizing God's mercy (e.g., Psalm 103:8)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_infamous_names_persist_in_memory.htm">Job 18:16-17: How can the names of the wicked vanish from memory when some of history's most notorious figures remain famous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_13_9_conflict_with_god's_omniscience.htm">In Job 13:9, does the idea of deceiving God conflict with the belief in an omniscient deity found elsewhere in Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons</span>. Even though it is his own person which you accept, his own cause that you unduly favour, he, as the God of truth, and Maintainer of right, will assuredly reprove and condemn you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/13-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Surely He would rebuke</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹכֵ֣חַ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ḵê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹכִ֣יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ḵî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you secretly</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bas·sê·ṯer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5643.htm">Strong's 5643: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, hiding place, secrecy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">showed partiality.</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/13-10.htm">OT Poetry: Job 13:10 He will surely reprove you if you (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/13-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 13:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 13:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/13-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 13:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 13:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>