Job 34:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 34:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 34:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 34:9 — KJV
“For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.”
— Job 34:9 (KJV)
Job 34:9 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 34:9
“There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. should make...: or, delight his senses”
Shares key themes with Job 34:9: nothing, should, delight
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. set: Heb. made”
Shares key themes with Job 34:9: hath, nothing, should
“When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;”
Shares key themes with Job 34:9: hath, should, god
“Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?”
Shares key themes with Job 34:9: hath, himself, god
“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”
Shares key themes with Job 34:9: hath, should, god
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