Job 1:8

God Himself draws attention to Job's unequalled righteousness, calling him "my servant." God commends the very man about to be tested.

Cross-references · 27

• Job 2:3And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
• Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
• Num 12:7–8My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
• 2 Kgs 23:25And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
• Prov 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
• Isa 1:16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
• Job 8:20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
• Ps 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
• Num 12:3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
• Job 23:11–12My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
• Job 42:7–8And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
• Ps 18:23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
• Job 17:8–9Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
• Isa 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
• Luke 23:39–40And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
• Job 9:22–23This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
• 1 Kgs 4:30–31And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
• Job 12:4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
• Job 34:14If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
• Josh 1:7Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
• Ezek 40:4And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
• Ps 36:1The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
• Ps 34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
• Neh 5:15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
• Ps 37:27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
• Ps 89:20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

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