Job 31:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:12 — KJV
“For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.”
— Job 31:12 (KJV)
Job 31:12 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 31:12
“For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. shall burn: or, hath burned shall consume: or, hath consumed”
Shares key themes with Job 31:12: fire, mine, increase
“Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. fire: Heb. tongue of fire”
Shares key themes with Job 31:12: fire, consumeth, root
“When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:”
Shares key themes with Job 31:12: destruction, mine, increase
“Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:12: fire, would, mine
“For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? increased: Heb. broken forth since...: Heb. at my foot”
Shares key themes with Job 31:12: mine, increase
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