Job 1:1
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“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 eschewed evil.”Job 1:1
What Does Job 1:1 Mean?
Job 1:1 is found in the book of Job, chapter 1, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 1:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 5:11“Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.”Ezekiel 14:14“Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.”Ezekiel 14:20“Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.”Proverbs 3:7“Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”Job 28:28“And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.”Genesis 17:1“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.”Job 2:3“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.”Genesis 6:9“These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”Job 1:8“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?”Job 4:6“Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?”Job 23:11“My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.”Psalms 119:1“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.”Matthew 5:48“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”Genesis 22:12“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.”Proverbs 8:13“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”Luke 1:6“And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”2 Kings 20:3“I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.”Proverbs 16:6“By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.”Jeremiah 25:20“And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,”Lamentations 4:21“Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.”
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