Job 13:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 13:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 13:15 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. maintain: Heb. prove, or, argu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 13:15 — KJV
“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. maintain: Heb. prove, or, argue”
— Job 13:15 (KJV)
Job 13:15 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 13:15
“Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger. to slay...: Heb. for death”
Shares key themes with Job 13:15: slay, yet, own
“For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? increased: Heb. broken forth since...: Heb. at my foot”
Shares key themes with Job 13:15: mine, own, before
“And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom. receive: Heb. weigh upon mine hand Beware...: Heb. Beware whosoever ye be of, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 13:15: though, yet, mine
“And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan; what...: Heb. the good in his eyes”
Shares key themes with Job 13:15: though, own, before
“For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? dead...: Heb. men of death”
Shares key themes with Job 13:15: yet, own, before
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