Job 1:8

And the Lord said to him, 1 Hast thou diligently considered my servant Job, 1 That there is none like him on the earth, 1 A man blameless, true, godly, 1 Abstaining from everything evil? 1

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In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

In Context

7And the Lord said to the devil, Whence art thou come? 1 And the devil answered the Lord, and said, 1 I am come from compassing the earth, and walking up and down in the world. 1

9Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, 1 Does Job worship the Lord for nothing? 1

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Cross References

Numbers 12:3And the man Moses was very meek beyond all the men that were upon the earth.

Joshua 1:7Be strong, therefore, and quit thyself like a man, to observe and do as Moses my servant commanded thee; and thou shalt not turn therefrom to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest be wise in whatsoever thou mayest do.

2 Kings 23:25There was no king like him before him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his strength, according to all the law of Moses; and after him there rose not one like him.

Job 1:1There was a certain man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; 1 And that man was true, blameless, righteous, and godly, 1 Abstaining from everything evil. 1

Job 2:3And the Lord said to the devil, 1 Hast thou then observed my servant Job, 1 That there is none of men upon the earth like him, 1 A harmless, true, blameless, godly man, 1 Abstaining from all evil? 1 And he yet cleaves to innocence, 1 Whereas thou hast told me to destroy his substance without cause? 1

Job 9:22Wherefore I said, Wrath slays the great and mighty man. 1

Matthew Henry on Job 1:7-13

Satan before God; Satan Permitted to Afflict Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord , and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and… Read the whole commentary →

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