Job 1:22 Cross References - BBE

²² In all this Job did no sin, and did not say that God's acts were foolish.

¹⁰ And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.

¹⁰ Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.

¹⁸ He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners; ¹⁹ Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

⁴ Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth. ⁵ I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again. ⁶ Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said, ⁷ Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers. ⁸ Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?

²⁰ But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God? May the thing which is made say to him who made it, Why did you make me so?

⁴ But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.

¹² There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.

⁷ So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire, may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ: