Job 17:8
Upright men shall be astonished at this, and the innocent shall stir himself up against the profane.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
In Context
7My eye also is dim because of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
Cross References
Job 22:19The righteous see it, and are glad. And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
Psalms 37:1Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness.
Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked, and those who always prosper. They have possessed wealth.
Habakkuk 1:13Thou who are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and who cannot look on perverseness, why do thou look upon those who deal treacherously, and hold thy peace when the wicked man swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,
Romans 11:33O the depth of wealth, both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond finding out!
Matthew Henry on Job 17:2-10
Deplorable Condition of Job; The Improvement of Job's Troubles. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me… Read the whole commentary →