Job 17:9 Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.

◄ Job 17:9 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.

English Standard Version
Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.

New American Standard Bible
"Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.

King James Bible
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.

International Standard Version
But the righteous person will hold to his way, and those with clean hands will grow stronger and stronger."

American Standard Version
Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the just man shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

Darby Bible Translation
But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.

Young's Literal Translation
And the righteous layeth hold on his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

Cross References

James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded.

Job 22:30
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of your hands.

Job 31:7
If my step has turned out of the way, and my heart walked after my eyes, and if any blot has stuck to my hands;

Psalm 24:4
He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.

Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Jump to Previous

Addeth Clean Dumb Gets Grow Grows Hands Hold Holdeth Holds Increase Keeps Layeth Nevertheless New Righteous Strength Stronger Upright Wax Waxeth Way Ways

Jump to Next

Addeth Clean Dumb Gets Grow Grows Hands Hold Holdeth Holds Increase Keeps Layeth Nevertheless New Righteous Strength Stronger Upright Wax Waxeth Way Ways

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

17:1-9 Job reflects upon the harsh censures his friends had passed upon him, and, looking on himself as a dying man, he appeals to God. Our time is ending. It concerns us carefully to redeem the days of time, and to spend them in getting ready for eternity. We see the good use the righteous should make of Job's afflictions from God, from enemies, and from friends. Instead of being discouraged in the service of God, by the hard usage this faithful servant of God met with, they should be made bold to proceed and persevere therein. Those who keep their eye upon heaven as their end, will keep their feet in the paths of religion as their way, whatever difficulties and discouragements they may meet with.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

9. 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; Php 1:14).