Job 8:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 8:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 8:7 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 8:7 — KJV
“Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.”
— Job 8:7 (KJV)
Job 8:7 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 8:7
“Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. offended: or, though the faith of other men should be shaken and fail, yet mine will be firm and constant”
Shares key themes with Job 8:7: though, yet, end
“And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:7: beginning, latter, end
“And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom. receive: Heb. weigh upon mine hand Beware...: Heb. Beware whosoever ye be of, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 8:7: though, yet, should
“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:7: yet, end, increase
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:7: though, yet, should
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