Job 2:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then his wife said to him,“Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!”

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  • Job 2:3 : 3 Then the LORD said to Satan,“Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so that you stirred me up to destroy him without reason.”
  • Job 2:5 : 5 But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!”
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways. 15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’
  • Mal 3:14 : 14 You have said,‘It is useless to serve God. How have we been helped by keeping his requirements and going about like mourners before the LORD of Heaven’s Armies?
  • Gen 3:6 : 6 When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
  • Gen 3:12 : 12 The man said,“The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it.”
  • 1 Kgs 11:4 : 4 When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
  • 2 Kgs 6:33 : 33 He was still talking to them when the messenger approached and said,“Look, the LORD is responsible for this disaster! Why should I continue to wait for the LORD to help?”
  • Job 1:11 : 11 But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!”

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