Job 20:1
Other Translations of Job 20:1
King James Version
Zophar Depicts the Portion of the Wicked
201 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
English Standard Version
Zophar Depicts the Portion of the Wicked
201 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
The Message
Zophar Depicts the Portion of the Wicked
201 Zophar from Naamath again took his turn:
New King James Version
Zophar Depicts the Portion of the Wicked
201 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
New Living Translation
Zophar Depicts the Portion of the Wicked
201 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 20:1
Commentary on Job 20:1-9
(Read Job 20:1-9)
Zophar's discourse is upon the certain misery of the wicked. The triumph of the wicked and the joy of the hypocrite are fleeting. The pleasures and gains of sin bring disease and pain; they end in remorse, anguish, and ruin. Dissembled piety is double iniquity, and the ruin that attends it will be accordingly.