Parallel Verses
- New Living Translation - “Can a person do anything to help God? Can even a wise person be helpful to him?
- 新标点和合本 - “人岂能使 神有益呢? 智慧人但能有益于己。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - “人能使上帝有益吗? 智慧人能使他有益吗?
- 和合本2010(神版-简体) - “人能使 神有益吗? 智慧人能使他有益吗?
- 当代译本 - “人对上帝能有何益处? 即使智者对祂又有何益?
- 圣经新译本 - “人对 神能有什么益处呢? 明智的人只能益己。
- 现代标点和合本 - “人岂能使神有益呢? 智慧人但能有益于己。
- 和合本(拼音版) - “人岂能使上帝有益呢? 智慧人但能有益于己。
- New International Version - “Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?
- New International Reader's Version - “Can any person be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person be of any help to him?
- English Standard Version - “Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
- Christian Standard Bible - Can a man be of any use to God? Can even a wise man be of use to him?
- New American Standard Bible - “Can a strong man be of use to God, Or a wise one be useful to himself?
- New King James Version - “Can a man be profitable to God, Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
- Amplified Bible - “Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?
- American Standard Version - Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
- King James Version - Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
- New English Translation - “Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable?
- World English Bible - “Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
- 新標點和合本 - 人豈能使神有益呢? 智慧人但能有益於己。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 「人能使上帝有益嗎? 智慧人能使他有益嗎?
- 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 「人能使 神有益嗎? 智慧人能使他有益嗎?
- 當代譯本 - 「人對上帝能有何益處? 即使智者對祂又有何益?
- 聖經新譯本 - “人對 神能有甚麼益處呢? 明智的人只能益己。
- 呂振中譯本 - 『人對上帝哪能有用處呢? 明智人只能對自己有用處而已。
- 現代標點和合本 - 「人豈能使神有益呢? 智慧人但能有益於己。
- 文理和合譯本 - 世人豈能益上帝乎、智者祇益己耳、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 賢者惟自獲其益、原無所裨於上帝。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 世人豈能益於天主乎、智慧者 智慧者或作賢者 惟自益耳、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - «¿Puede alguien, por muy sabio que sea, serle a Dios de algún provecho?
- 현대인의 성경 - “사람이 하나님께 무슨 유익이 되 겠느냐? 지혜로운 자도 자기에게만 유익할 따름이다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - – Может ли человек принести пользу Богу? Даже самый разумный – может ли принести Ему пользу?
- Восточный перевод - – Может ли человек принести пользу Всевышнему? Даже самый разумный – может ли принести Ему пользу?
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Может ли человек принести пользу Аллаху? Даже самый разумный – может ли принести Ему пользу?
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Может ли человек принести пользу Всевышнему? Даже самый разумный – может ли принести Ему пользу?
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Dieu aurait-il besoin ╵des services d’un homme ? Le sage n’est utile qu’à lui-même !
- リビングバイブル - 「人は少しでも神の役に立つことがあるのだろうか。 最高の知恵者でさえ、自分の役に立つだけだ。
- Nova Versão Internacional - “Pode alguém ser útil a Deus? Mesmo um sábio, pode ser-lhe de algum proveito?
- Hoffnung für alle - »Meinst du, dass ein Mensch für Gott von Nutzen ist? Wer weise und verständig ist, nützt doch nur sich selbst!
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Con người có ích gì cho Đức Chúa Trời không? Như người khôn ngoan cũng chỉ lợi cho mình.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “มนุษย์จะมีประโยชน์อันใดสำหรับพระเจ้าได้? แม้แต่คนเฉลียวฉลาดก็จะเป็นประโยชน์อะไรสำหรับพระองค์ได้?
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “คนจะเป็นประโยชน์อะไรสำหรับพระเจ้าได้ จริงทีเดียว คนเฉลียวฉลาดจะเป็นประโยชน์สำหรับตนเอง
Cross Reference
- Matthew 5:29 - So if your eye—even your good eye —causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- Deuteronomy 10:13 - And you must always obey the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.
- Proverbs 9:12 - If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
- Proverbs 4:7 - Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
- Proverbs 4:8 - If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will honor you.
- Proverbs 4:9 - She will place a lovely wreath on your head; she will present you with a beautiful crown.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:11 - Wisdom is even better when you have money. Both are a benefit as you go through life.
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 - Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save your life.
- Job 35:6 - If you sin, how does that affect God? Even if you sin again and again, what effect will it have on him?
- Job 35:7 - If you are good, is this some great gift to him? What could you possibly give him?
- Job 35:8 - No, your sins affect only people like yourself, and your good deeds also affect only humans.
- Galatians 6:7 - Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.
- Galatians 6:8 - Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.
- Job 21:15 - Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? What good will it do us to pray?’
- Proverbs 3:13 - Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding.
- Proverbs 3:14 - For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.
- Proverbs 3:15 - Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
- Proverbs 3:16 - She offers you long life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.
- Proverbs 3:17 - She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.
- Proverbs 3:18 - Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.
- Psalms 16:2 - I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.”
- Luke 17:10 - In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’”