Job 15:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 15:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 15:14 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 15:14 — KJV
“What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?”
— Job 15:14 (KJV)
Job 15:14 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 15:14
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:14: clean, born, woman
“And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. white: or, bright”
Shares key themes with Job 15:14: should, clean, righteous
“How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?”
Shares key themes with Job 15:14: clean, born, woman
“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
Shares key themes with Job 15:14: should, righteous
“And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:14: should, born
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