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Job 16:17 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Job 16:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 16 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.”
Job 16:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 16:17
'Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.' Job maintains innocence: no 'injustice' (חָמָס, chamas—violence, wrong) in his 'hands' (כַּפָּי, kappay), and 'prayer' (תְּפִלָּתִי, tefillati) is 'pure' (זַכָּה, zakhah—clean, innocent). This isn't claiming sinlessness but denying specific transgressions warranting his suffering. Job's appeal to pure prayer echoes Psalm 66:18—if harboring iniquity, God won't hear. Job's confidence in his prayer life indicates ongoing relationship with God despite feeling attacked. The distinction between general sinfulness and specific causative s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 16:17
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“but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”
“the Lord wouldn't have listened.”
“and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.”
“make your supplication to the Almighty.”
“put it far away. Don't let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.”
“neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity”
“yet have we not forgotten you”
“both man and animal”