Job 1:12

And LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in thy power, only upon himself do not put forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of LORD.

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In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

In Context

11But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

13And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

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Cross References

Genesis 16:6But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand, do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

1 Kings 22:23Now therefore, behold, LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and LORD has spoken evil concerning thee.

Job 2:4And Satan answered LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life.

Psalms 76:10Surely the inward thought of man shall praise thee, even the residue of inward thought will observe a festival to thee.

Jeremiah 38:5And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand, for the king is not he who can do anything against you.

Luke 12:23For the life is more than the food, and the body, the clothing.

Matthew Henry on Job 1:7-13

Satan before God; Satan Permitted to Afflict Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord , and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and… Read the whole commentary →

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