Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod,
Parallel translations
- WEB Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,
- KJV Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
- BSB Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
- NASB “Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked people have walked,
- NLT “Will you continue on the old paths where evil people have walked?
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Quick answer
Eliphaz warns Job not to follow the ancient path of wicked men. He casts Job as walking in the way of those long since judged.
Overview
Eliphaz urges Job to abandon what he calls the 'old way' of the ungodly, drawing on tradition and history (a recurring appeal of the friends). The exhortation to forsake the path of the wicked is biblically sound in itself (Prov 4:14-15). Yet it wrongly assumes Job is on that path, layering true counsel onto a false premise.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Luke 17:26–27As it was in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.
- Gen 6:11–13The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
- Gen 6:5Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil.
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