Job 24:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 24:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 24:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 24:23 — KJV
“Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.”
— Job 24:23 (KJV)
Job 24:23 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 24:23
“Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:23: given, yet, eyes
“When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: thinking...: Heb. he was in his own eyes as a bringer, etc who...: or, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings”
Shares key themes with Job 24:23: though, given, eyes
“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: affliction: or, oppression”
Shares key themes with Job 24:23: though, yet, eyes
“And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. Though...: or, That Israel may be gathered to him, and I may, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 24:23: though, yet, eyes
“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. maintain: Heb. prove, or, argue”
Shares key themes with Job 24:23: though, yet, ways
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