9 Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Job 17:9
Semantically similar passages
Job 22:29–30
29 When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly. 30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”
Job 8:19–21
19 Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust. 20 Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers. 21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
Psalms of Solomon 10:2–4
2 He that maketh ready his back for strokes shall be cleansed, For the Lord is good to them that endure chastening. (PSS) 3 For He maketh straight the ways of the righteous, And doth not pervert them by His chastening. (PSS) 4 And the mercy of the Lord is upon them that love Him… (PSS)
Proverbs 11:4–6
4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. 5 The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are…
Isaiah 26:6–8
6 Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor. 7 The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright. 8 Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of ou…
Proverbs 13:5–7
5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace. 6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner. 7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
Proverbs 2:20–22
20 So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it; 22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
Proverbs 12:2–4
2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil. 3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. 4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like deca…
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources