Job 17:9
Yet will the righteous hold firmly on to his way; and he that is clean of hands will acquire additional strength.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
8Upright men must be astonished at this, and the innocent must arouse himself against the hypocrite.
Cross References
2 Samuel 3:1And the war lasted a long time between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker and weaker.
Job 27:5Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I depart hence will I not allow [any one] to take my integrity away from me.
Job 31:7If my step have turned aside from the [proper] way, and my heart have walked after my eyes, and if any blemish have cleaved to my hands:
Psalms 11:3For [if] the foundations be torn down, what can the righteous do?
Psalms 26:6I will wash in innocency my hands, and I will compass thy altar, O Lord:
Psalms 84:7(84:8) They go from strength to strength, each of them appeareth 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 →