Job 5:19
He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
In Context
18For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well.
20When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
Cross References
Psalms 34:20\34:19\Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
Psalms 91:3He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.
Proverbs 6:16Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:
Isaiah 43:2When you go through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not go over you: when you go through the fire, you will not be burned; and the flame will have no power over you.
Daniel 3:25He made answer and said, Look! I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are not damaged; and the form of the fourth is like a son of the gods.
1 Corinthians 10:13You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:18-27
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh:… Read the whole commentary →