Job 17:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.”
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“Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the righteous layeth hold <FI>on<Fi> his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And--dumb are they all.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 17:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 20:5Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
- 2 Samuel 3:1Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
- Job 22:30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”
- Job 27:5I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
- Job 27:6I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
- Job 31:7If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,
- Job 33:9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
- Psalms 11:3If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
- Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
- Psalms 26:6I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
- Psalms 73:13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
- Psalms 84:8O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
- Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Proverbs 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
- Proverbs 10:30The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
- Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
- Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
- Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Mark 7:2and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- 1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
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