Job 23 · Verse 11

Job 23:11

My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

Job 23:11, King James Version

Job 23:11 in other translations

BSB	My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
WEB	My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.
ASV	My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
YLT	On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,
DARBY	My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.
BBE	My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.
Webster	My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

What does Job 23:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11. held--fast by His steps. The law is in Old Testament poetry regarded as a way, God going before us as our guide, in whose footsteps we must tread (Psa 17:5). declined--(Psa 125:5).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept - I have carefully marked his providential dealings; and in his way - his pure and undefiled religion - have I walked. I have not only been generally but particularly religious: I have attended carefully to the weightier matters of the law, and have not forgotten its slightest injunctions. Coverdale is curious: - Nevertheles my fete kepe his path, his hye strete have I holden, and not gone out of it. The hye strete is highway, the causeway, or raised road; formed, as they anciently were, by stones in the manner of pavement. It has its name from the Latin strata, paved, via being understood: via lapidibus strata, "a way paved with stones:" hence street, a raised road or pavement either in town or country. And hence the four grand Roman or British roads which intersected this kingdom: viz. Watling street, Icknild or Ricknild street, Ermin street, and Fosse street. Some say these streets or roads were made by Bellinus, a British king. Fosse street began in Cornwall, passed through Devonshire, Somersetshire, and along by Titbury upon Toteswould, beside Coventry, unto Leicester; and thence by the wide plains to Newark and to Lincoln, where it ends. Watling street begins at Dover, passes through the middle of Kent, over the Thames by London, running near Westminster, and thence to St. Alban's, Dunstable, Stratford, Towcester, Weden, Lilbourn, Atherston, Wreaken by Severn, Worcester, Stratton, through Wales unto Cardigan, and on to the Irish sea. Ermin, or Erminage street, running from St. David's in Wales, to Southampton. Ricknild, or Icknild street, running by Worcester, Wycomb, Birmingham, Lichfield, Derby, Chesterfield, and by York, into Tynemouth. See Camden, Holinshed, and Minshieu.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 23:8-12

Job knew that the Lord was every where present; but his mind was in such confusion, that he could get no fixed view of God's merciful presence, so as to find comfort by spreading his case before him. His views were all gloomy. God seemed to stand at a distance, and frown upon him. Yet Job expressed his assurance that he should be brought forth, tried, and approved, for he had obeyed the precepts of God. He had…

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Job 23:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹba.'a.shu.roon step hisH838

אָחֲזָ֣ה'a.cha.Zahit has taken holdH270

רַגְלִ֑יrag.Lifoot myH7272

דַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.Koway hisH1870

שָׁמַ֣רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiI have keptH8104

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808

אָֽט\׃'AtI have turned asideH5186

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 23:11

Psalms 44:18
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
2 Peter 2:20-22
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Psalms 17:5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Psalms 125:5
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Romans 2:7
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Job 17:9
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Acts 20:18-19
And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
Psalms 18:20-24
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. …
Luke 8:13-15
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Zephaniah 1:6
And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.
Psalms 36:3
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

My foot.
1Sa 12:2-5; Ps 18:20-24; 44:18; Ac 20:18,19,33,34; 2Co 1:12
1Th 2:10
his way.
17:9; Ps 36:3; 125:5; Zep 1:6; Lu 8:13-15; Ro 2:7; 2Pe 2:20-22

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Context

Job 23:10
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job 23:11
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Job 23:12
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

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Job 23:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Mis pies tomaron su rastro; guardé su camino, y no me aparté.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Mon pied s’attache à ses pas; j’ai gardé sa voie, et je n’en ai point dévié.
German Elberfelder 1871	An seinem Schritte hat mein Fuß festgehalten, und seinen Weg habe ich beobachtet und bin nicht abgebogen;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Vestigia ejus secutus est pes meus: viam ejus custodivi, et non declinavi ex ea.