Job 1:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?

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  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
  • 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:
  • Job 1:21 : 21 With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.
  • Job 2:10 : 10 And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways. 15 What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?
  • Mal 1:10 : 10 If only there was one among you who would see that the doors were shut, so that you might not put a light to the fire on my altar for nothing! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of armies, and I will not take an offering from your hands.

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    5 And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.

    6 And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

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    3 And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil? and he still keeps his righteousness, though you have been moving me to send destruction on him without cause.

    4 And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.

    5 But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.

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