Job 23:10

But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

ASV Byzantine Text

In The King James Version

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

In Context

9On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:19For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

2 Samuel 22:22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

Job 1:11But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Job 10:7Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?

Job 31:6(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

Job 42:5I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:

Matthew Henry on Job 23:9-13

Mystery of Providence. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more… Read the whole commentary →

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