Job 23:11

Job 23:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
• New International Version (NIV)My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

Context of Job 23:11

9In the north when he is at work, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I see no trace of him. 10But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold. My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside. 12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion. 13But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.

Job 23:11 word by word

בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹ אָחֲזָ֣ה רַגְלִ֑י דַּרְכּ֖וֹ שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי וְלֹא־אָֽט׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• hath heldאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• his stepsאֲשׁוּר'âshûr 'ashshûr · stepH838
• his wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• have I keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• and not declinedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186

Cross-references for Job 23:11

• 1 Samuel 12:2Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.
• Psalms 18:20The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.
• Psalms 44:18We have not been unfaithful, nor have we disobeyed your commands.
• Acts 20:18When they arrived, he said to them, “You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia,
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God – not by human wisdom but by the grace of God – we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.
• Job 17:9But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
• Psalms 36:3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.
• Psalms 125:5As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace!
• Zephaniah 1:6and those who turn their backs on the Lord and do not want the Lord’s help or guidance.”
• Luke 8:13Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.
• Romans 2:7eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,
• 2 Peter 2:20For if after they have escaped the filthy things of the world through the rich knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled in them and succumb to them, their last state has become worse for them than their first.

Commentaries on Job 23:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept - I have carefully marked his providential dealings; and in his way - his pure and undefiled religion - have I walked. I have not only been generally but particularly religious: I have attended carefully to the weightier matters of the law, and have not forgotten its slightest injunctions. Coverdale is curious: - Nevertheles my fete kepe his path, his hye strete have I holden, and not gone out of it. The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11My foot hath held his steps - Roberts, in his Oriental Illustrations, and the Editor of the Pictorial Bible, suppose that there is an allusion here to the active, grasping power which the Orientals have in their feet and toes. By constant usage they accustom themselves to make use of them in holding things in a manner which to us seems almost incredible, and they make the toes perform almost the work of fingers. We bind ours fast from early childhood in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 Job knew that the Lord was every where present; but his mind was in such confusion, that he could get no fixed view of God's merciful presence, so as to find comfort by spreading his case before him. His views were all gloomy. God seemed to stand at a distance, and frown upon him. Yet Job expressed his assurance that he should be brought forth, tried, and approved, for he had obeyed the precepts of God. He had relished and delighted in the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. held--fast by His steps. The law is in Old Testament poetry regarded as a way, God going before us as our guide, in whose footsteps we must tread (Psa 17:5). declined--(Psa 125:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 23:11

• Decision

In the dictionaries

• Bitter
• Complaint
• Affliction
• Decline
• Foot
• Way

Commentaries on Job 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings