Job 17:9

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.”

— WEB

“The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.”

— KJV

“Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Proverbs 4:18 "But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day."
Isaiah 1:15-16 "When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of bl…"
Job 22:30 "He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”"
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Proverbs 14:16 "A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless."
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Isaiah 40:29-31 "He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might."
Genesis 20:5 "Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister?’ She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of…"

Commentary

The strength of religious principle is heightened by misfortune. The pious shall take fresh courage to persevere from the example of suffering Job. The image is from a warrior acquiring new courage in action (Isa 40:30-31; Phi 1:14).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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