Job 23:10

But he knoweth my way, and trieth mee, and I shall come forth like the gold.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

In Context

9If to the North where he worketh, yet I cannot see him: he wil hide himselfe in the South, and I cannot beholde him.

11My foote hath followed his steps: his way haue I kept, and haue not declined.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:19For I knowe him that he will commande his sonnes and his houshold after him, that they keepe the way of the Lord, to doe righteousnesse and iudgement, that the Lord may bring vpon Abraham that he hath spoken vnto him.

2 Samuel 22:22For I kept the wayes of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.

Job 1:11But stretch out now thine hand and touch all that he hath, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face.

Job 10:7Thou knowest that I can not do wickedly: for none can deliuer me out of thine hand.

Job 31:6Let God weigh me in the iust balance, and he shall know mine vprightnes.

Job 42:5I haue heard of thee by the hearing of the eare, but now mine eye seeth thee.

Matthew Henry on Job 23:9-13

Mystery of Providence. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more… Read the whole commentary →

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