Job 17:8
The upright are astonished at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the profane.
Literal Standard 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
7And my eye is dim from sorrow, || And my members—all of them—as a shadow.
9And the righteous lays hold [on] his way, || And the clean of hands adds strength.
Cross References
Job 22:19The righteous see and they rejoice, || And the innocent mocks at them:
Psalms 37:1BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, || Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,
Psalms 73:12Behold, these [are] the wicked and easy ones of the age, || They have increased strength.
Habakkuk 1:13Purer of eyes than to behold evil, || You are not able to look on perverseness, || Why do You behold the treacherous? You keep silent when the wicked || Swallow the more righteous than he,
Romans 11:33O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
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 →