Job 23:10

Though Job cannot find God, he is confident that God knows his path, and when tested he will emerge like refined gold. His faith shines at its brightest here.

Cross-references · 19

• Jas 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
• 1 Pet 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
• Jas 1:2–4My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
• Ps 139:1–3O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
• Zech 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• Prov 17:3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
• Ps 66:10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
• Ps 17:3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
• Heb 11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
• Mal 3:2–3But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
• Deut 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
• Job 1:11–12But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
• Ps 1:6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
• 2 Tim 2:19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
• 2 Kgs 20:3I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
• John 21:17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
• Job 42:5–8I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
• Job 2:5–6But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
• Gen 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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