Job 23:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 23:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 23:7 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 23:7 — KJV
“There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.”
— Job 23:7 (KJV)
Job 23:7 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 23:7
“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 23:7: righteous, should, judge
“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.”
Shares key themes with Job 23:7: righteous, might, judge
“And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.”
Shares key themes with Job 23:7: righteous, ever, judge
“Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. delivered: Heb. saved”
Shares key themes with Job 23:7: delivered, ever, judge
“The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.”
Shares key themes with Job 23:7: righteous, delivered, ever
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