Job 17:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 17:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 17:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. be...: Heb. add s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 17:9 — KJV
“The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. be...: Heb. add strength”
— Job 17:9 (KJV)
Job 17:9 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 17:9
“Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. in...: Heb. before his eyes”
Shares key themes with Job 17:9: righteous, hath, clean
“Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: by...: or, that I should save his life: Heb. by quickening him”
Shares key themes with Job 17:9: righteous, way, hands
“And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. shall come...: Heb. in coming in shall come in, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 17:9: hold, hath, clean
“And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. more also: Heb. so add thing: or, word”
Shares key themes with Job 17:9: also, hath, heb
“Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. be ye...: Heb. be ye the sons of valour”
Shares key themes with Job 17:9: also, hands, heb
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