Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 11:4 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Job 11:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 11 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.”
Job 11:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 11:4
Zophar misrepresents Job's claims. Job never said his 'doctrine' (לֶקַח, leqach—teaching, instruction) was pure or that he was 'clean' (בַּר, bar—pure, innocent) in God's eyes. Job acknowledged human sinfulness (7:21, 9:2-3) while maintaining he hadn't committed sins warranting his suffering. This is classic straw-man argumentation—Zophar attacks a position Job never held. The verse warns against eisegesis—reading into another's words what we expect or want to hear. Reformed theology's emphasis on careful exegesis applies not only to Scripture but to charitable listening to others.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 11:4
Ranked by relevance from Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
“there is no one who can deliver out of your hand.”
“yes”
“Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.”
“'I am righteous”
“return again. My cause is righteous.”
“with humility and fear:”
“what do I do to you”