Job 17:9

“The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.”

"The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." - Job 17:9
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What does Job 17:9 mean?

The Bible verse Job 17:9 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." This verse is found in the book of Job, which tells the story of a man named Job who undergoes immense…

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Strength in Righteousness: Holding on Through Trials

In the book of Job, we encounter a profound declaration of faith and resilience amidst suffering. Job 17:9 says, "The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." This verse encapsulates a crucial lesson for all who strive…

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Strengthening the Path of Righteousness

O Sovereign Lord, We come before You today, overwhelmed by the beauty and truth of Your Word. In the face of adversity and trials, we take refuge in the scripture of Job 17:9, where it is written, "The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be…

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Job 17:9 - "The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger."
Job 9:17 - "For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause."
Job 9:17-18 - "For he crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause; he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness."
"For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause." - Job 9:17
Job 42:17 - "So Job died, being old and full of days."
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 9:1
Job 1:9 - "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"
Job 9:9 - "Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south."
"So Job died, being old and full of days." - Job 42:17
Job 3:17 - "There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest."
Job 1:9 no words
Job 17:12 - "They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness."
Job 41:17 - "They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered."
Job 17:2 - "Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?"
Job 1:9 no words
Job 20:17 - "He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter."
Job 8:17 - "His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones."
Job 12:17 - "He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools."
Job 16:17 - "Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure."
Job 13:17 - "Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears."
Job 17:15 - "And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?"
Job 17:1 - "My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me."
Job 29:17 - "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
Job 28:17 - "The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold."
Job 42:9 - "So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job."
Job 9:29 - "If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?"
Job 29:9 - "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."
Job 6:17 - "What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place."