Cross references

Job 16:17

yet my hands are free of violence

and my prayer is pure.

Job 16:17 BSB

Job 16:17 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 15:8 (5 votes) and Psalm 66:18–19 (4 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Job 4 to James 4.

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Which verses does Job 16:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

  2. If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

  3. But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy, if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

  4. I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me. May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.

  5. Job 11:142 votes

    if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,

  6. Job 15:202 votes

    A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

  7. Job 15:342 votes

    For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

  8. Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me. For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’

  9. Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless? For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing. …

  10. because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. …

  11. Jonah 3:82 votes

Which verses point to Job 16:17?

The 10 strongest of 13.