Tree of Life Version
Job 11:15
15then you will lift up your face without reproach; you will stand firm and without fear.
Job 11:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
- New International Version (NIV)then, free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without fear.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure and will not fear.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then surely you could lift up your face without spot; Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear;
Context of Job 11:15
13“If you devote your heart to Him and spread out your hands to Him, 14if you put away the wickedness that is in your hand, and allow no iniquity to abide in your tent, then you will lift up your face without reproach; you will stand firm and without fear. 16You will forget your trouble; you will remember it like water that has flowed away. 17Life will be brighter than noonday; darkness like the morning.
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כִּי־אָ֤ז׀ תִּשָּׂ֣א פָנֶ֣יךָ מִמּ֑וּם וְהָיִ֥יתָ מֻ֝צָ֗ק וְלֹ֣א תִירָֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 11:15
- Job 10:15If I am guilty, woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and conscious of my affliction.
- Job 22:26Surely then Shaddai will be your delight and you will lift up your face to God.
- Genesis 4:5but upon Cain and his offering He did not look favorably. Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
- Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed, when I consider all Your mitzvot.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world, and most especially toward you, with simplicity and godly sincerity—not by human wisdom but by the grace of God.
- 1 Timothy 2:8So I desire all men to pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without anger and argument.
- 1 John 2:28And now, children, abide in Him, so that when He appears we will have confidence and not be ashamed in His presence at His coming.
- 1 John 3:19By this we shall know that we are of the truth, and set our heart at rest before Him
- Psalms 27:1Of David. Adonai is my light and my salvation: whom should I fear? Adonai is the stronghold of my life: whom should I dread?
- Psalms 46:1For the music director, of the sons of Korah, according to Alamoth, a song.
- Psalms 112:6Surely he will never be shaken. The righteous are remembered forever.
- Proverbs 14:26In the fear of Adonai one has strong confidence. It will be a refuge for His children.
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Commentaries on Job 11:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot - That is, thy face shall be bright, clear, and cheerful. Thus, we speak of a bright and happy countenance. Zophar undoubtedly designs to show what his appearance would be, contrasted with what it then was. Now his countenance was dejected and sad. It was disfigured by tears, and terror, and long continued anguish. But if he would put away iniquity, and return to God, his face would be cheerful again, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 Zophar exhorts Job to repentance, and gives him encouragement, yet mixed with hard thoughts of him. He thought that worldly prosperity was always the lot of the righteous, and that Job was to be deemed a hypocrite unless his prosperity was restored. Then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; that is, thou mayst come boldly to the throne of grace, and not with the terror and amazement expressed in ch. 9:34. If we are looked upon in the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Zophar refers to Job's own words (Job 10:15), "yet will I not lift up my head," even though righteous. Zophar declares, if Job will follow his advice, he may "lift up his face." spot--(De 32:5). steadfast--literally, "run fast together," like metals which become firm and hard by fusion. The sinner on the contrary is wavering.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 11
- 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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