Job 9:21
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.”Job 9:21
What Does Job 9:21 Mean?
Job 9:21 is found in the book of Job, chapter 9, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Job 9:21 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.”Job 7:16“I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.”Job 10:1“My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.”Job 33:9“I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.”Psalms 139:23“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:”Job 7:21“And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.”Proverbs 28:26“He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.”1 Corinthians 4:4“For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.”Job 7:15“So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.”Job 35:3“For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?”Jeremiah 17:9“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”Jeremiah 49:19“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?”1 John 3:20“For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.”
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