Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 4:17 · retained source text
Shall mortall man be more iust then God? shall a man bee more pure then his maker?
KJV dictionary & concordance
maker
Meaning of “maker”
One who makes, forms, creates, prepares, or brings something into being; in references to God, the Creator.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
20 occurrences19 verses8 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Job 4:17
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “maker”
For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 32:22 · retained source text
For I know not to giue flattering titles: in so doing my maker would soone take me away.
But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 35:10 · retained source text
But none saith, where is God my maker, who giueth songs in the night?
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my maker.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 36:3 · retained source text
I will fetch my knowledge from afarre, and will ascribe righteousnesse to my Maker.
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 95:6 · retained source text
O come, let vs worship and bowe downe: let vs kneele before the LORD our maker.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 14:31 · retained source text
Hee that oppresseth the poore, reprocheth his Maker: but hee that honoureth him, hath mercy on the poore.
1611 marginal noteChap. 17.5. matt. 25.40.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 17:5 · retained source text
Whoso mocketh the poore, reproacheth his maker: and he that is glad at calamities, shall not be vnpunished.
1611 marginal noteHeb. held innocent.
1611 marginal noteChap.14.13.
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 22:2 · retained source text
The rich and poore meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
1611 marginal noteChap. 29.13.
And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:31 · retained source text
And the strong shall be as towe, and the maker of it as a sparke, and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them.
1611 marginal noteOr, and his worke.
At that day shall a man look to his maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 17:7 · retained source text
At that day shall a man looke to his Maker, and his eyes shall haue respect to the Holy one of Israel.
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Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗The Creator. The universal maker we may praise. 1. One that makes, forms, shapes, or molds; a manufacturer; as a maker of watches, or of jewelry; a maker of cloth. 2. A poet.