Job 23:11
New International Version
My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.

New Living Translation
For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside.

English Standard Version
My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside.

Berean Standard Bible
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.

King James Bible
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

New King James Version
My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

New American Standard Bible
“My foot has held on to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

NASB 1995
“My foot has held fast to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

NASB 1977
“My foot has held fast to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

Legacy Standard Bible
My foot has held fast to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

Amplified Bible
“My feet have carefully followed His steps; I have kept His ways and not turned aside.

Christian Standard Bible
My feet have followed in his tracks; I have kept to his way and not turned aside.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept to His way and not turned aside.

American Standard Version
My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And my feet were established in his steps; his ways I have kept

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will go forth according to his commandments, for I have kept his ways; and I shall not turn aside from his commandments,

Contemporary English Version
I have never refused to follow any of his commands,

Douay-Rheims Bible
My foot hath followed his steps, I have kept his way, and have not declined from it.

English Revised Version
My foot hath held fast to his steps; his way have I kept, and turned not aside.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I have followed his footsteps closely. I have stayed on his path and did not turn from it.

Good News Translation
I follow faithfully the road he chooses, and never wander to either side.

International Standard Version
My feet stay where his footsteps lead; I kept on his pathway and haven't turned aside.

JPS Tanakh 1917
My foot hath held fast to His steps, His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

Literal Standard Version
My foot has laid hold on His step, | I have kept His way, and do not turn aside,

Majority Standard Bible
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.

New American Bible
My foot has always walked in his steps; I have kept his way and not turned aside.

NET Bible
My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.

New Revised Standard Version
My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside.

New Heart English Bible
My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned aside.

Webster's Bible Translation
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

World English Bible
My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.

Young's Literal Translation
On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,

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Context
Job Longs for God
10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. 11My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside. 12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.…

Cross References
Job 6:10
It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Job 31:7
If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,

Psalm 17:5
My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

Psalm 44:18
Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.

Psalm 119:51
The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.

Psalm 125:5
But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.


Treasury of Scripture

My foot has held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

My foot

1 Samuel 12:2-5
And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day…

Psalm 18:20-24
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me…

Psalm 44:18
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

his way

Job 17:9
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

Psalm 125:5
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

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Job 23
1. Job longs to appear before God
6. in confidence of his mercy
8. God, who is invisible, observes our ways
11. Job's innocence
13. God's decree is immutable














Verse 11. - My foot hath held his steps; rather, hath held dose to his steps, or his path; i.e. I have followed in God's way, and kept as close to it as possible. In other words. I have kept his way, and not declined from it.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
My feet
רַגְלִ֑י (raḡ·lî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

have followed
אָחֲזָ֣ה (’ā·ḥă·zāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

in His tracks;
בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹ (ba·’ă·šu·rōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 838: Step, going

I have kept
שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי (šā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

His way
דַּרְכּ֖וֹ (dar·kōw)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

without
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

turning aside.
אָֽט׃ (’āṭ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular
Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend


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