Job 17:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 17:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 17:10 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 17:10 — KJV
“But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.”
— Job 17:10 (KJV)
Job 17:10 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 17:10
“And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.”
Shares key themes with Job 17:10: come, now, cannot
“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”
Shares key themes with Job 17:10: now, cannot, find
“Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household. some...: Heb. we shall find punishment”
Shares key themes with Job 17:10: come, now, find
“Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.”
Shares key themes with Job 17:10: return, come, now
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Job 17:10: come, now, one
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