Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, (A)a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he (B)holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, (C)to [a]destroy him without cause.”

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  1. Job 2:3 Lit. consume

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you [a]considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and [b]shuns evil?”

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  1. Job 1:8 Lit. set your heart on
  2. Job 1:8 Lit. turns away from

10 But [a]may the God of all grace, (A)who called [b]us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, [c]perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

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  1. 1 Peter 5:10 NU the God of all grace,
  2. 1 Peter 5:10 NU, M you
  3. 1 Peter 5:10 NU will perfect

Loving God Under Trials

12 (A)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life (C)which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

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Far be it from me
That I should say you are right;
Till I die (A)I will not put away my integrity from me.
My righteousness I (B)hold fast, and will not let it go;
(C)My heart shall not [a]reproach me as long as I live.

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  1. Job 27:6 reprove

17 For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds (A)without cause.

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Job and His Family in Uz

There was a man (A)in the land of Uz, whose name was (B)Job; and that man was (C)blameless and upright, and one who (D)feared God and [a]shunned evil.

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  1. Job 1:1 Lit. turned away from

that (A)the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though (B)it is tested by fire, (C)may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

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Pressing Toward the Goal

12 Not that I have already (A)attained,[a] or am already (B)perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

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  1. Philippians 3:12 obtained it

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, (A)but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

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(A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
(A)But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

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(A)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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(A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.

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12 As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And (A)set me before Your face forever.

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37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
For the future of that man is peace.

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A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption

A Psalm of David.

26 Vindicate (A)me, O Lord,
For I have (B)walked in my integrity.
(C)I have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.

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15 (A)Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
(B)Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.

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20 Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.

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21 And he said:

(A)“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked shall I return there.
The Lord (B)gave, and the Lord has (C)taken away;
(D)Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

22 (E)In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.

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11 (A)But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely (B)curse[a] You to Your face!”

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  1. Job 1:11 Lit. bless, but in an evil sense; cf. Job 1:5

20 And Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy!

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Noah Pleases God

This is the genealogy of Noah. (A)Noah was a just man, [a]perfect in his generations. Noah (B)walked with God.

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  1. Genesis 6:9 blameless or having integrity

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