Job 1:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ THERE WAS a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who [reverently] feared God and abstained from and shunned evil [because it was wrong].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

Common English Bible

¹ A man in the land of Uz was named Job. That man was honest, a person of absolute integrity; he feared God and avoided evil.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ There was a man in the land of Uz named Job, and he was a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job: and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.

Job 1:1 Cross References

Genesis 10:23

And the sons of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

Genesis 17:1

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

Genesis 22:12

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

Genesis 36:28

These are the children of Dishan; Uz and Aran.

Genesis 42:18

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Genesis 6:9

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.

2 Kings 20:3

Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

1 Chronicles 1:17

The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

1 Chronicles 1:42

The sons of Ezer; Bilhan and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz and Aran.

Job 1:8

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an uptight man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil.

Job 2:3

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and art upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil: And he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

Job 4:6

Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, And thy hope the integrity of thy ways?

Job 9:21

I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life

Exodus 18:21

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

Proverbs 14:2

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: And by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Proverbs 20:7

A just man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the froward mouth, do I hate.

Jeremiah 25:20

and all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

Lamentations 4:21

Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz: the cup shall pass through unto thee also; thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.

Ezekiel 14:14

though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD

Ezekiel 14:20

though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.

Luke 1:6

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Deuteronomy 18:13

Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

James 5:11

Behold, we call them blessed which endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

1 Peter 3:11

And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.