Job 14:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

John 3:6 : 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Job 15:14 : 14 What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Ps 51:5 : 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Job 25:4-6 : 4 How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? 5 Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight: 6 How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!
Rom 5:12 : 12 Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned: —
Eph 2:3 : 3 among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest: —
Gen 5:3 : 3 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Rom 8:8-9 : 8 and they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Ps 90:5 : 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
Luke 1:35 : 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 15:13-16
4 verses
81%
13That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?
14What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:
16How much less one that is abominable and corrupt, A man that drinketh iniquity like water!
Job 14:3
80%
3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?
Job 25:4-5
2 verses
79%
4How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
5Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:
Prov 20:9
78%
9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Ps 14:3
77%
3They are all gone aside; They are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Job 4:17
76%
17Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Ps 53:3
74%
3Every one of them is gone back; They are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Ps 24:3-4
2 verses
73%
3Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place?
4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.
Prov 30:12
73%
12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
Job 11:4
73%
4For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.
Titus 1:15
73%
15To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
Eccl 7:20
72%
20Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Job 14:5
72%
5Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Eccl 1:15
72%
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Hab 1:13
72%
13Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;
Rom 3:10-12
3 verses
71%
10as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;
11There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;
12They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not, so much as one: {G2193} {G1520}
Isa 64:6
71%
6For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Mark 7:15
71%
15there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
Job 35:3
71%
3That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
Job 10:6-7
2 verses
71%
6That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin,
7Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?
Job 36:23
70%
23Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?
Ps 19:12
70%
12Who can discern [his] errors? Clear thou me from hidden [faults].
Ps 143:2
70%
2And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
Lev 11:36
70%
36Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
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70%
9I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
Ps 14:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
Job 9:30
70%
30If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so clean;
Lev 22:5
69%
5or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
Job 36:14
69%
14They die in youth, And their life [perisheth] among the unclean.
Job 26:4
69%
4To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
Job 11:14
69%
14If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
Ezek 24:13
69%
13In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed thee and thou wast not cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest.
Job 34:32
69%
32That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?
Mark 7:20
69%
20And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.
Ps 73:13
69%
13Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
Isa 1:16
69%
16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Job 11:7
69%
7Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Num 19:22
69%
22And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
Ps 51:4
69%
4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.
Lev 5:3
69%
3Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
Lev 14:32
69%
32This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to get [that which pertaineth] to his cleansing.
Isa 59:4
69%
4None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.