Job 2:9-10

9 Then his wife said to him, "Do you still 1hold fast your integrity? 2Curse God and die."
10 But he said to her, "You speak as one of the 3foolish women would speak. 4Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?"[a]5In all this Job did not 6sin with his lips.

Job 2:9-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 2

This chapter gives an account of a second trial of Job's constancy and integrity, the time and occasion of it, Job 2:1-3; the motion made for it by Satan, which being granted, he smote him from head to foot with sore boils, which he endured very patiently, Job 2:4-8; during which sad affliction he is urged by his wife to give up his integrity, which he bravely resisted, Job 2:9,10; and the chapter is concluded with an account of a visit of three of Job's friends, and of their conduct and behaviour towards him, Job 2:11-13.

Cross References 6

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or disaster; also verse 11
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