Job 4:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 4:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 4:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 4:17 — KJV
“Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?”
— Job 4:17 (KJV)
Job 4:17 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 4:17
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Job 4:17: more, than, god
“When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Job 4:17: more, than, god
“And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. corrupted...: or, were corrupt ceased...: Heb. let nothing fall of their”
Shares key themes with Job 4:17: more, than, god
“And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.”
Shares key themes with Job 4:17: more, than, god
“And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.”
Shares key themes with Job 4:17: more, than, god
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