Job 15:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 15:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 15:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 15:16 — KJV
“How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?”
— Job 15:16 (KJV)
Job 15:16 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 15:16
“For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?”
Shares key themes with Job 15:16: how, much, more
“How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?”
Shares key themes with Job 15:16: how, much, more
“And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
Shares key themes with Job 15:16: how, much, more
“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”
Shares key themes with Job 15:16: how, much, more
“And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:16: how, much, more
Pray Job 15:16
Generate a Prayer from Job 15:16
Our AI will write a personal prayer inspired by this scripture — tailored to your situation. Free, instant, no account needed.
✦ Pray This Verse