Job 11:13
If thou direct thy heart, And stretch out thy hands, toward him;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
In Context
12But vain man is without understanding; Yea, man is born a wild ass's colt.
14If thou put away iniquity from thy hand, And let not wickedness dwell in thy habitation,—
Cross References
Job 5:8I would look to God, And to God would I commit my cause,
Job 22:21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thus shall prosperity return to thee.
Psalms 78:8And might not be, like their forefathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation,—A generation whose heart was not fixed upon God, And whose spirit was not steadfast toward the Almighty.
Psalms 143:6I stretch forth my hands unto thee; My soul thirsteth for thee, like a parched land.
Matthew Henry on Job 11:8-13
7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it? 12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. Zophar here speaks very good… Read the whole commentary →