Job 11:14

If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

In Context

13If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,

15For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.

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Cross References

2 Kings 17:13And Jehovah testifieth against Israel, and against Judah, by the hand of every prophet, and every seer, saying, 'Turn back from your evil ways, and keep My commands, My statutes, according to all the law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent unto you by the hand of My servants the prophets;'

Job 8:6If pure and upright thou [art], Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.

Job 22:23If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents.

Psalms 101:2I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.

Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block,

James 4:8draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!

Matthew Henry on Job 11:14-20

13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: 16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: 17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea,… Read the whole commentary →

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