Job 17:9

The Message

“But principled people hold tight, keep a firm grip on life, sure that their clean, pure hands will get stronger and stronger!

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:1

The war between the house of Saul and the house of David dragged on and on. The longer it went on the stronger David became, with the house of Saul getting weaker. * * *

Psalm 26:6

I scrub my hands with purest soap, then join hands with the others in the great circle, dancing around your altar, God, Singing God-songs at the top of my lungs, telling God-stories.

Psalm 84:8

God-of-the-Angel-Armies, listen: O God of Jacob, open your ears—I’m praying! Look at our shields, glistening in the sun, our faces, shining with your gracious anointing.

Proverbs 10:25

When the storm is over, there’s nothing left of the wicked; good people, firm on their rock foundation, aren’t even fazed.

Proverbs 10:30

Good people last—they can’t be moved; the wicked are here today, gone tomorrow.

Proverbs 14:16

The wise watch their steps and avoid evil; fools are headstrong and reckless.

Proverbs 4:18

The ways of right-living people glow with light; the longer they live, the brighter they shine. But the road of wrongdoing gets darker and darker— travelers can’t see a thing; they fall flat on their faces.

1 John 2:19

They left us, but they were never really with us. If they had been, they would have stuck it out with us, loyal to the end. In leaving, they showed their true colors, showed they never did belong.