9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
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9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
9 And the righteous layeth hold `on' his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.
9 But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.
9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
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Commentary on Job 17 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 17
In this chapter,
His friends becoming strange to him, which greatly grieved him, he makes death and the grave familiar to him, which yielded him some comfort.
Job 17:1-9
Job's discourse is here somewhat broken and interrupted, and he passes suddenly from one thing to another, as is usual with men in trouble; but we may reduce what is here said to three heads:-
Job 17:10-16
Job's friends had pretended to comfort him with the hopes of his return to a prosperous estate again; now he here shows,