Job 5:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 5:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 5:27 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. for...: Heb. for thyself" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 5:27 — KJV
“Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. for...: Heb. for thyself”
— Job 5:27 (KJV)
Job 5:27 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 5:27
“And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. comfortably...: Heb. to the heart of all”
Shares key themes with Job 5:27: hear, know, good
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die”
Shares key themes with Job 5:27: know, good, heb
“And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with Job 5:27: good, heb, thyself
“And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. very...: Heb. good of countenance”
Shares key themes with Job 5:27: know, good, heb
“And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. pleased...: Heb. was good in the eyes of Pharaoh”
Shares key themes with Job 5:27: hear, good, heb
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