Job 1:1

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

In the land of Uz was a man that was called Job; and that man was simple, that is, without guile, and rightful [or right], and dreading God, and going away from evil.

Cross References

Genesis 10:23

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

Genesis 17:1

Forsooth after that Abram began to be of ninety years and nine, the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, I am Almighty God; go thou before me, and be thou perfect;

Genesis 22:12

And the angel said to him, Hold thou not forth thine hand on the child, neither do thou anything of harm to him; now I know that thou dreadest God, and sparedest not thine one begotten son for me.

Genesis 36:28

And Dishon had sons; Uz, and Aran.

Genesis 42:18

soothly in the third day, when they were led out of prison, Joseph said, Do ye that that I said, and ye shall live, for I dread God;

Genesis 6:9

These be the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations; Noah went with God,

2 Kings 20:3

I beseech, Lord, have mind, how I have gone before thee in truth, and in a perfect heart, and I did that, that was pleasant before thee. Then Heze-kiah wept with a great weeping.

1 Chronicles 1:17

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

1 Chronicles 1:42

The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.

Job 1:8

And the Lord said to him, Whether thou hast beheld my servant Job, that there is no man in [the] earth like him; he is a simple man, and rightful [or right], and dreading God, and going away from evil?

Job 2:3

And the Lord said to Satan, Whether thou hast not considered my servant Job, that none in [the] earth is like him; he is a simple man, and rightful [or right], and dreading God, and going away from evil, and yet holding innocence? But thou hast moved me against him, that I should torment or vex him in vain.

Job 28:28

And he said to man, Lo! the dread of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to go away from evil, is understanding.

Job 4:6

Where is thy dread, thy strength, and thy patience, and the perfection of thy ways?

Job 9:21

Yea, though I be simple, my soul shall not know this same thing; and it shall annoy me of my life.

Exodus 18:21

Forsooth purvey thou of all the people wise men, and dreading God, in which is truth, and which hate avarice; and ordain thou of them tribunes [or rulers upon thousands], and centurions [or rulers upon hundreds], and quinquagenaries [or rulers upon fifty], and deans [or rulers upon ten],

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man dreadeth, and boweth away from evil; a fool skippeth over, and trusteth.

Proverbs 14:2

A man going in rightful [or right] way, and dreading God, is despised of him that goeth in the way of evil fame.

Proverbs 16:17

The path of just [or rightwise] men boweth away from evils; the keeper of his soul keepeth his way.

Proverbs 16:6

Wickedness is again-bought by mercy and truth; and men boweth away from evil by the dread of the Lord.

Proverbs 20:7

Forsooth a just [or rightwise] man that goeth in his simpleness, shall leave blessed sons after him.

Proverbs 3:7

Be thou not wise with thyself; dread thou God, and go away from evil.

Proverbs 8:13

The dread of the Lord hateth evil; I curse boast, and pride, and a shrewd way, and a double-tongued mouth.

Jeremiah 25:20

and to all men generally, to all the kings of the land Uz, and to all the kings of the land of Philistines, and to Ashkelon, and to Azzah, and to Ekron, and to the residues of Ashdod;

Lamentations 4:21

Thou daughter of Edom, make joy, and be glad, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup shall come also to thee, thou shalt be made drunken, and shalt be made bare.

Ezekiel 14:14

And if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, be in the midst thereof, they by their rightfulness [or rightwiseness] shall deliver their souls, saith the Lord of hosts.

Ezekiel 14:20

and Noah, and Daniel, and Job, be in the midst thereof, I live, saith the Lord God, for they shall not deliver a son and a daughter, but they by their rightfulness [or rightwiseness] shall deliver their souls.

Luke 1:6

And both were just before God, going in all the commandments and justifyings of the Lord, without complaint.

Deuteronomy 18:13

Thou shalt be perfect, and without filth, with thy Lord God.

James 5:11

Lo! we bless them that suffered. Ye have heard the patience of Job, and ye saw the end of the Lord, for the Lord is merciful, and doing mercy.

1 Peter 3:11

And bow he from evil, and do good; seek he peace, and perfectly follow it.