Job 11:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 11:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 11:6 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacte..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 11:6 — KJV
“And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.”
— Job 11:6 (KJV)
Job 11:6 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 11:6
“Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.”
Shares key themes with Job 11:6: know, therefore, god
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
Shares key themes with Job 11:6: would, know, god
“Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.”
Shares key themes with Job 11:6: therefore, god, less
“Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. Give...: or, Shew the innocent escaped: Heb. went forth”
Shares key themes with Job 11:6: shew, therefore, god
“And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; sounded: Heb. searched shew...: Heb. uncover thine ear”
Shares key themes with Job 11:6: shew, god, than
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