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

9I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed. 10“But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside. 12I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food. 13But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind? Whatever he wants to do, 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 12:2Your king is now your leader. I stand here before you—an old, gray-haired man—and my sons serve you. I have served as your leader from the time I was a boy to this very day.
• Psalms 18:20The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.
• Psalms 44:18Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path.
• Acts 20:18When they arrived he declared, “You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now
• 2 Corinthians 1:12We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:10You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers.
• Job 17:9The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
• Psalms 36:3Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.
• Psalms 125:5But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!
• Zephaniah 1:6And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance or seek my blessings.”
• Luke 8:13The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.
• Romans 2:7He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
• 2 Peter 2:20And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before.

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