Job 8:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 8:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 8:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: help...: Heb. take the ungodly by the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 8:20 — KJV
“Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: help...: Heb. take the ungodly by the hand come: Heb. shall not be”
— Job 8:20 (KJV)
Job 8:20 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 8:20
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Job 8:20: behold, god, evil
“But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. I thought: Heb. I said I thought...: or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc: Heb. I said strike: Heb. move up and down”
Shares key themes with Job 8:20: behold, god, away
“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. merciful...: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness from...: or, from that which is evil”
Shares key themes with Job 8:20: god, away, evil
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with Job 8:20: behold, evil, heb
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. to meet...: Heb. before them be knit: Heb. be one wrong: or, violence”
Shares key themes with Job 8:20: god, help, heb
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