Job 31:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:23 — KJV
“For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.”
— Job 31:23 (KJV)
Job 31:23 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 31:23
“So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:23: god, reason, could
“What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: fitted: or, made up”
Shares key themes with Job 31:23: destruction, god, endure
“And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:23: god, terror
“And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:23: god, reason
“If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:23: god, endure
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