Job 1:1

New English Translation

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

Cross References

Genesis 10:23

The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.

Genesis 22:12

“Do not harm the boy!” the angel said. “Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me.”

Genesis 36:28

These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.

Genesis 6:9

This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.

2 Kings 20:3

“Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

1 Chronicles 1:17

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

1 Chronicles 1:42

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

Job 1:8

So the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil.”

Job 2:3

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so that you stirred me up to destroy him without reason.”

Job 28:28

And he said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Job 4:6

Is not your piety your confidence, and your blameless ways your hope?

Job 9:21

I am blameless. I do not know myself. I despise my life.

Exodus 18:21

But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

Proverbs 14:2

The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

Proverbs 16:6

Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the Lord one avoids evil.

Proverbs 20:7

The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

Jeremiah 25:20

the foreigners living in Egypt; all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of the Philistines, the people of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, the people who had been left alive from Ashdod;

Lamentations 4:21

Rejoice and be glad for now, O people of Edom, who reside in the land of Uz. But the cup of judgment will pass to you also; you will get drunk and take off your clothes. ת (Tav)

Ezekiel 14:14

Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 14:20

Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, they could not save their own son or daughter; they would save only their own lives by their righteousness.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Deuteronomy 18:13

You must be blameless before the Lord your God.

James 5:11

Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

1 Peter 3:11

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.