King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Not for [any] injustice in mine hands: also my prayer [is] pure.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Yet my hands are free from violence, and my prayer is pure.
Berean Standard Bible:
yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
American Standard Version:
Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Not for any injustice{H2555} in mine hands{H3709}: also my prayer{H8605} is pure{H2134}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 15:8
- ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
Job 8:5
- If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Job 8:6
- If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Job 27:6
- My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
Job 27:7
- ¶ Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
Psalms 66:18
- If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]:
Psalms 66:19
- [But] verily God hath heard [me]; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
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Commentary for Job 16:17
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2555
There are 59 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָמָס
Transliteration: châmâç
Pronunciation: khaw-mawce'
Description: from חָמַס; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain; cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong. - Strong's Number: H3709
There are 180 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כַּף
Transliteration: kaph
Pronunciation: kaf
Description: from כָּפַף; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power; branch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon. - Strong's Number: H8605
There are 70 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: תְּפִלָּה
Transliteration: tᵉphillâh
Pronunciation: tef-il-law'
Description: from פָּלַל; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn; prayer. - Strong's Number: H2134
There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: זַךְ
Transliteration: zak
Pronunciation: zak
Description: from זָכַךְ; clear; clean, pure.