Job 1:8
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
And 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?
9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
- KJV
- And 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?
- WEB
- The LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”
- ASV
- And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil?
- BLB
- And YHWH said to Satan, “Have you set your heart upon My servant Job, how there is no one like him on the earth, a man blameless and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil?”
- ÅB
- Da sa Herren til Satan: Har du gitt akt på min tjener Job? For det er ingen på jorden som han - en ulastelig og rettskaffen mann, som frykter Gud og viker fra det onde.
- OTB
- Da sa Herren til Satan: "Har du lagt merke til min tjener Job? Det er ingen som ham på jorden; han er ulastelig og rettskaffen, en mann som frykter Gud og unngår det onde."
- B1930
- Da sa Herren til Satan: Har du gitt akt på min tjener Job? For det er ingen på jorden som han - en ulastelig og rettskaffen mann, som frykter Gud og viker fra det onde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 2:3
And 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.
Read in contextJob 1:1
There 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.
Read in contextProverbs 8:13
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Read in contextNumbers 12:7–8
My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
Read in context2 Kings 23:25
And 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:16
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Read in contextJob 8:20
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Read in contextJob 23:11–12
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
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