Job 17:9
And the righteous lays hold [on] his way, || And the clean of hands adds strength.
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
8The upright are astonished at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the profane.
10But please return and come in, all of you, || And I do not find a wise man among you.
Cross References
2 Samuel 3:1And the war is long between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David is going on and [is] strong, and the house of Saul is going on and [is] weak.
Job 27:5Defilement to me—if I justify you, || Until I expire I do not turn aside my integrity from me.
Job 31:7If my step turns aside from the way, || And my heart has gone after my eyes, || And blemish has cleaved to my hands,
Psalms 11:3When the foundations are destroyed, || The righteous—what has he done?
Psalms 26:6I wash my hands in innocence, || And I go around Your altar, O YHWH.
Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, || He appears to 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 →