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Job 31:4 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Job 31:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 31 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?”
Job 31:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 31:4
Job appeals to divine omniscience: "Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?" The verb ra'ah (רָאָה, "see") means comprehensive observation. The verb saphar (סָפַר, "count") means to number or recount—God's knowledge is exhaustive, not general. Job invokes God's all-seeing eye as witness to his integrity. This theological conviction—divine omniscience—undergirds all biblical ethics. God sees not only actions but motives (1 Samuel 16:7, Hebrews 4:13). From a Reformed perspective, God's omniscience serves dual purposes: comfort for the innocent (God knows the truth) and warning for the g...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 31:4
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“For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD”
“to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars.”
“For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?”
“and mighty in work; whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men”
“keeping watch on the evil and the good.”
“neither is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.”
“you have searched me”
“You are a God who sees, for she said”
“Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.”