Job 27:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 27:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 27:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 27:17 — KJV
“He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.”
— Job 27:17 (KJV)
Job 27:17 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 27:17
“Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:17: may, prepare, divide
“Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:17: may, put, innocent
“And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:17: may, put, silver
“Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:17: may, put, silver
“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. Put: Heb. Join one of...: or, somewhat about the priesthood”
Shares key themes with Job 27:17: may, put, silver
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