Job 33:17-18
Job 33:15-18 The Message (MSG)
“In a dream, for instance, a vision at night, when men and women are deep in sleep, fast asleep in their beds— God opens their ears and impresses them with warnings To turn them back from something bad they’re planning, from some reckless choice, And keep them from an early grave, from the river of no return.
Job 33:17-18 King James Version (KJV)
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man. He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
Job 33:17-18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
That He may turn man aside from his conduct, And keep man from pride; He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol.
Job 33:17-18 New Century Version (NCV)
to turn them away from doing wrong and to keep them from being proud. God does this to save people from death, to keep them from dying.
Job 33:17-18 American Standard Version (ASV)
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man; He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
Job 33:17-18 New International Version (NIV)
to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride, to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.
Job 33:17-18 New King James Version (NKJV)
In order to turn man from his deed, And conceal pride from man, He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
Job 33:17-18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
That He may turn man aside from his conduct, And keep him from pride; He holds back his soul from the pit [of destruction], And his life from passing over into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).