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Job 23:10
10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Job 23:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.
Context of Job 23:10
8“But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. 9When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. 11My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. 12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
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כִּֽי־יָ֭דַע דֶּ֣רֶךְ עִמָּדִ֑י בְּ֝חָנַ֗נִי כַּזָּהָ֥ב אֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 23:10
- Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
- 2 Kings 20:3“Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
- Psalms 1:6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
- Psalms 139:1You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
- John 21:17The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
- Job 1:11But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
- Job 2:5But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
- Deuteronomy 8:2Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
- Psalms 17:3Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.
- Psalms 66:10For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
- Proverbs 17:3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
- Zechariah 13:9This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”
- Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap.
- Hebrews 11:17By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,
- James 1:2Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
Commentaries on Job 23:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10But he knoweth the way that I take - He approves of my conduct; my ways please him. He tries me: but, like gold, I shall lose nothing in the fire; I shall come forth more pure and luminous. If that which is reputed to be gold is exposed to the action of a strong fire, if it be genuine, it will lose nothing of its quality, nor of its weight. If it went into the fire gold, it will come out gold; the strongest fire will neither alter nor destroy it. So Job…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10But he knoweth the way that I take - Margin, “is with me.” That is, “I have the utmost confidence in him. Though I cannot see him, yet he sees me, and he knows my integrity; and whatever people may say, or however they may misunderstand my character, yet he is acquainted with me, and I have the fullest confidence that he will do me justice.” When he hath tried me - When he has subjected me to all the tests of character which he shall choose to apply. I…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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10has tested me: Job did not want the kind of punishment that would make him clean as through "a refiner’s fire" (Proverbs 17:3; Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:2–3). He wanted a test to show he was already as pure as gold and did not need to change his life (Job 22:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. But--correcting himself for the wish that his cause should be known before God. The omniscient One already knoweth the way in me (my inward principles: His outward way or course of acts is mentioned in Job 23:11. So in me, Job 4:21); though for some inscrutable cause He as yet hides Himself (Job 23:8, 9). when--let Him only but try my cause, I shall, &c.Read the comment
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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
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