Job 31:34 - Compare All Versions
Job 31:31-34 MSG (The Message)
“Didn’t those who worked for me say, ‘He fed us well. There were always second helpings’? And no stranger ever had to spend a night in the street; my doors were always open to travelers. Did I hide my sin the way Adam did, or conceal my guilt behind closed doors Because I was afraid what people would say, fearing the gossip of the neighbors so much That I turned myself into a recluse? You know good and well that I didn’t.
Job 31:34 KJV (King James Version)
Did I fear a great multitude, Or did the contempt of families terrify me, That I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Job 31:34 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors?
Job 31:34 NCV (New Century Version)
I was not so afraid of the crowd that I kept quiet and stayed inside because I feared being hated by other families.
Job 31:34 ASV (American Standard Version)
Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door
Job 31:34 NIV (New International Version)
because I so feared the crowd and so dreaded the contempt of the clans that I kept silent and would not go outside
Job 31:34 NKJV (New King James Version)
Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door
Job 31:34 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence and did not acknowledge my sin and did not go out of the door?
Job 31:34 NLT (New Living Translation)
Have I feared the crowd or the contempt of the masses, so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors?
Job 31:34 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors