Job 9:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 9:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 9:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 9:23 — KJV
“If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.”
— Job 9:23 (KJV)
Job 9:23 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 9:23
“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:23: slay, innocent
“Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:23: slay, innocent
“And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:23: slay, laugh
“For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?”
Shares key themes with Job 9:23: slay, innocent
“He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; straightway: Heb. suddenly”
Shares key themes with Job 9:23: suddenly, laugh
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