Job 21:31

Job 21:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who declares his way to his face, and who repays him for what he has done?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who condemns his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?
• New Living Translation (NLT)No one criticizes them openly or pays them back for what they have done.

Context of Job 21:31

29Have you never questioned those who travel? Have you paid no regard to their accounts— 30that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity, that they are delivered from the day of wrath? Who denounces their conduct to their face? Who repays them for what they have done? 32They are carried to the grave, and watch is kept over their tombs. 33The soil in the valley is sweet to them; everyone follows after them, and a countless throng goes before them.

Job 21:31 word by word

מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד עַל־פָּנָ֣יו דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְהֽוּא־עָ֝שָׂ֗ה מִ֣י יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Who shall declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• his wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• to his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and who shall repayשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• he hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Job 21:31

• 2 Samuel 12:7Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
• 1 Kings 21:19Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?’ Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’ ”
• Psalms 50:21When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
• Jeremiah 2:33How skilled you are at pursuing love! Even the worst of women can learn from your ways.
• Mark 6:18For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
• Acts 24:25As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.”
• Galatians 2:11When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
• Job 21:19It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’ Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!
• Job 41:11Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me.
• Deuteronomy 7:10But those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction; he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him.
• Isaiah 59:13rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.
• Romans 12:19Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
• James 2:13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Commentaries on Job 21:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Who shall declare his way to his face? - But while the wicked is in power, who shall dare to tell him to his face what his true character is? or, who shall dare to repay him the evil he has done? As such a person cannot have his punishment in this life, he must have it in another; and for this the day of wrath - the day of judgment, is prepared.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Who shall declare his way to his face? - That is, the face of the wicked. Who shall dare to rise up and openly charge him with his guilt? The idea is, that none would dare to do it, and that, therefore, the wicked man was not punished according to his character here, and was reserved to a day of future wrath. And who shall repay him what he hath done? - The meaning is, that many wicked people lived without being punished for their sins. No one was able to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 Job opposes the opinion of his friends, That the wicked are sure to fall into visible and remarkable ruin, and none but the wicked; upon which principle they condemned Job as wicked. Turn to whom you will, you will find that the punishment of sinners is designed more for the other world than for this, Jude 1:14, 15. The sinner is here supposed to live in a great deal of power. The sinner shall have a splendid funeral: a poor thing for any man…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. That is, who dares to charge him openly with his bad ways? namely, in this present life. He shall, I grant (Job 21:30), be "repaid" hereafter.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 21:31

• Pride
• Wicked (People)

Commentaries on Job 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings