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 that feared God, and turned away from evil.

Though I be righteous, mine 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, and 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 am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

An upright

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.

Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Holdeth

and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

Behold, he will slay 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 mine integrity from me.

Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

Thou movedst

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, 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

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.