KJV ORIGINAL
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look, God will not reject a person who lives righteously, and he will not help those who do evil.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is saying that God protects good people and doesn't support those who do wrong.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Bildad, one of Job's three friends, who is trying to explain Job's suffering by arguing that God always rewards the righteous and punishes the wicked. Bildad represents the traditional wisdom of his time that viewed prosperity as a sign of God's favor and suffering as evidence of sin. However, the book of Job ultimately challenges this oversimplified view of divine justice.
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