Job 2:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.

These are births of Noah: Noah is a righteous man; perfect he hath been among his generations; with God hath Noah walked habitually.

Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each is peace.

Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus;

And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you;

An upright

The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

A highway of the upright is, 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

Holdeth

and he saith, 'Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I turn back thither: Jehovah hath given and Jehovah hath taken: let the name of Jehovah be blessed.'

Lo, He doth slay me -- I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue.

Pollution to me -- if I justify you, Till I expire I turn not aside mine integrity from me.

By David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I in mine integrity have walked, And in Jehovah I have trusted, I slide not.

As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

that the proof of your faith -- much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved -- may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Thou movedst

The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

Destroy him

And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be it -- far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.

General references

that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.