Job 2:3

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Summary

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Hast thou

An upright

Proverbs 16:17

Holdeth

1 Peter 1:7

Thou movedst

Job 1:11

Destroy him

2 Samuel 20:20

General references

2 Corinthians 2:11

Bible References

Hast thou

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

Though I be righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a [happy] end to the man of peace.

Not that I have already obtained or have already been fully perfected, but I press forward, if also I might seize upon that for which also I was seized by Christ Jesus.

And may the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus (after suffering a little while) himself thoroughly prepare you. He will establish, strengthen, and provide a foundation.

An upright

A righteous man is delivered out of trouble, and a wicked man comes in his stead.

Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

He who walks in his uprightness fears LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

Holdeth

And he said, Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. LORD gave, and LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of LORD.

Behold, he will kill me; I have no hope. Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.

Far be it from me that I should justify you. Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in LORD without wavering.

And as for me, thou uphold me in my integrity, and set me before thy face forever.

Blessed is a man who endures temptation, because, having become approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

so that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perishes, and though proven by fire, may be found for praise and esteem and for glory at the revealing of Jesus Christ.

Thou movedst

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Destroy him

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy.

General references

so that we may not be exploited by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his methods.