Job 8:6

Webster's Bible (1833)

If you were pure and upright, Surely now he would awaken for you, And make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.

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  • Ps 7:6 : 6 Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
  • 1 John 3:19-22 : 19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him, 20 because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God; 22 and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
  • Job 1:8 : 8 Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil."
  • Job 4:6-7 : 6 Isn't your piety your confidence, The integrity of your ways your hope? 7 "Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
  • Job 5:24 : 24 You shall know that your tent is in peace. You shall visit your fold, and shall miss nothing.
  • Job 16:17 : 17 Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 They tell God, 'Depart from us, For we don't want to know about your ways. 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?'
  • Job 22:23-30 : 23 If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, If you put away unrighteousness far from your tents. 24 Lay your treasure in the dust, The gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. 25 The Almighty will be your treasure, Precious silver to you. 26 For then shall you delight yourself in the Almighty, And shall lift up your face to God. 27 You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows. 28 You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you. Light shall shine on your ways. 29 When they cast down, you shall say, 'be lifted up.' He will save the humble person. 30 He will even deliver him who is not innocent; Yes, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."
  • Ps 26:5-6 : 5 I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked. 6 I will wash my hands in innocence, So I will go about your altar, Yahweh;
  • Ps 44:23 : 23 Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don't reject us forever.
  • Ps 59:4-5 : 4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me! 5 You, Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, Rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
  • Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
  • Isa 3:10 : 10 Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
  • Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn't it you who did cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
  • 1 Tim 2:8 : 8 I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting.

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  • Job 8:4-5
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    4 If your children have sinned against him, He has delivered them into the hand of their disobedience;

    5 If you want to seek God diligently, Make your supplication to the Almighty.

  • Job 22:23-28
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    23 If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, If you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.

    24 Lay your treasure in the dust, The gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

    25 The Almighty will be your treasure, Precious silver to you.

    26 For then shall you delight yourself in the Almighty, And shall lift up your face to God.

    27 You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.

    28 You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you. Light shall shine on your ways.

  • Job 8:7-8
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    7 Though your beginning was small, Yet your latter end would greatly increase.

    8 "Please inquire of past generations, Find out about the learning of their fathers.

  • Job 4:6-7
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    6 Isn't your piety your confidence, The integrity of your ways your hope?

    7 "Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

  • Job 11:13-15
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    13 "If you set your heart aright, Stretch out your hands toward him.

    14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, Don't let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.

    15 Surely then shall you lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:

  • 21 Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I shall not be."

  • Job 11:4-6
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    4 For you say, 'My doctrine is pure, I am clean in your eyes.'

    5 But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against you,

    6 That he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

  • Job 23:6-7
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    6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.

    7 There the upright might reason with him, So I should be delivered forever from my judge.

  • 26 He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, So that he sees his face with joy: He restores to man his righteousness.

  • 3 Do you open your eyes on such a one, And bring me into judgment with you?

  • 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect?

  • 8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

  • 6 He will make your righteousness go forth as the light, And your justice as the noon day sun.

  • 19 Behold, this is the joy of his way: Out of the earth shall others spring.

  • Job 11:17-18
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    17 Life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning.

    18 You shall be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.

  • 8 "But as for me, I would seek God, To God would I commit my cause;

  • 5 If you can, answer me; Set your words in order before me, and stand forth.

  • Job 35:6-8
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    6 If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?

    7 If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?

    8 Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are; And your righteousness may profit a son of man.

  • 17 'Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

  • 15 You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands.

  • 32 If you have anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify you.

  • 21 "Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.

  • 8 Upright men shall be astonished at this. The innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

  • 5 For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor;

  • 5 But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,

  • 8 Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your healing shall spring forth speedily; and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of Yahweh shall by your rearward.

  • 13 You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,

  • 1 Righteous are you, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet would I reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?

  • 3 That you ask, 'What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

  • 14 How much less when you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

  • 30 He will even deliver him who is not innocent; Yes, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."

  • 6 The tents of robbers prosper, Those who provoke God are secure; Who carry their God in their hands.

  • 3 "Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.

  • 29 I shall be condemned; Why then do I labor in vain?