Job 1:8

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“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 1:8

What Does Job 1:8 Mean?

Job 1:8 is found in the book of Job, chapter 1, verse 8 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 1:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Job 1:1“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.”Psalms 119:1“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.”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.”Numbers 12:7“My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.”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.”2 Kings 23:25“And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.”Job 4:6“Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?”Job 8:20“Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:”Isaiah 1:16“Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;”Genesis 6:9“These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”Numbers 12:3“(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)”Job 23:11“My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.”Psalms 84:11“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”Job 42:7“And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.”Genesis 25:27“And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.”Joshua 1:7“Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.”1 Kings 4:30“And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.”1 Kings 8:61“Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.”Job 8:6“If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.”Job 9:22“This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.”

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