Job 23:11
Of his steps, my foot taketh hold, His way, have I kept, and not swerved;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
In Context
10But, he, knoweth the way that I choose, Having tried me, as gold, I shall come forth.
Cross References
1 Samuel 12:2Now, therefore, lo! the king going to and fro before you, But, I, am old and grey-headed, and, my sons, lo! they are with you,—But, I, have gone to and fro before you from my youth until this day.
Job 17:9That the righteous may hold on his way, and, the clean of hands, increase in strength.
Psalms 17:5Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:
Psalms 18:22For, all his regulations, were before me, and, his statutes, did I not put from me:
Psalms 44:18Our heart had not drawn back, Nor had our goings swerved from thy path;
Psalms 125:5As for them who turn aside unto their crooked ways, Yahweh, will lead them forth, with the workers of iniquity, Prosperity on Israel!
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 →