Job 17:9
But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
8Upright men [shall be] astonished at this, and the innocent shall be stirred up against the ungodly;
10But as for you all, pray come on again; and I shall not find one wise man among you.
Cross References
2 Samuel 3:1And the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker.
Job 27:5Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.
Job 31:7If my step have turned out of the way, and my heart followed mine eyes, and if any blot cleaveth to my hands;
Psalms 11:3If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do?
Psalms 26:6I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,
Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength: [each one] will appear before God in Zion.
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 →