Job 23:11 Cross References

Job 23:11

11: "For I have stayed in God's paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside.

But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD. Take them away with those who do evil. And let Israel have quietness and peace.

He will give eternal life to those who persist in doing what is good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.

The righteous will move onward and forward, and those with pure hearts will become stronger and stronger.

And when people escape from the wicked ways of the world by learning about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up with sin and become its slave again, they are worse off than before.
It would be better if they had never known the right way to live than to know it and then reject the holy commandments that were given to them.
They make these proverbs come true: "A dog returns to its vomit," and "A washed pig returns to the mud."

The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he compensated me because of my innocence.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
For all his laws are constantly before me; I have never abandoned his principles.
I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.
The LORD rewarded me for doing right, because of the innocence of my hands in his sight.

When they arrived he declared, "You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now
I have done the Lord's work humbly--yes, and with tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews.

Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do what is good.

And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the LORD's guidance or seek my blessings."

We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have been honest and sincere in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own earthly wisdom. That is how we have acted toward everyone, and especially toward you.

The rocky soil represents those who hear the message with joy. But like young plants in such soil, their roots don't go very deep. They believe for a while, but they wilt when the hot winds of testing blow.
The thorny ground represents those who hear and accept the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity.
But the good soil represents honest, good-hearted people who hear God's message, cling to it, and steadily produce a huge harvest.

I have selected him ahead of my own sons, and I stand here, an old, gray-haired man. I have served as your leader since I was a boy.
Now tell me as I stand before the LORD and before his anointed one--whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong."
"No," they replied, "you have never cheated or oppressed us in any way, and you have never taken even a single bribe."
"The LORD and his anointed one are my witnesses," Samuel declared, "that you can never accuse me of robbing you.Yes, it is true," they replied.

"I have never coveted anyone's money or fine clothing.
You know that these hands of mine have worked to pay my own way, and I have even supplied the needs of those who were with me.

You yourselves are our witnesses--and so is God--that we were pure and honest and faultless toward all of you believers.

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