Job 2:3
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Cross-references
In Job 2:9, his wife mocks his integrity—contrasting God's affirmation in Job 2:3 that he still maintains it.
Job 1:1 first describes Job as blameless and upright; God in Job 2:3 repeats this exact characterization, affirming it after the first test.
Job 1:8 contains God's earlier identical question about Job; Job 2:3 adds 'He still holds fast his integrity' — showing Job's perseverance.
In Job 1:11, Satan predicted Job would curse God—Job 2:3 shows Job maintained integrity, directly refuting that expectation.
Job 1:21 displays Job's integrity in action: he worships God even after losing everything, confirming God's praise here.
Job 1:22 explicitly states Job did not sin — directly backing God's claim that Job holds fast his integrity.
In Job 9:17, Job laments being crushed without cause—echoing God's statement in Job 2:3 that he was ruined 'without any reason'.
Job 13:15 shows Job's unwavering trust in God despite suffering — a key expression of the integrity God commends here.
Job 27:5 declares Job will never put away his integrity — a direct echo of 'holds fast his integrity' in this verse.
Job 27:6 repeats the same resolve: 'I hold fast my righteousness' — reinforcing Job's steadfastness described here.
Job 9:20 shows Job later despairing that even if blameless, he'd be condemned — contrasting with God's affirmation of his integrity in Job 2:3.
Genesis 6:9 describes Noah as blameless and righteous, paralleling God's description of Job — both exemplify righteous individuals in sinful generations.
In John 9:3, Jesus says the man's blindness is not due to sin—paralleling Job's innocent suffering without personal fault.
In James 1:12, the blessing on persevering under trial echoes Job's steadfast integrity—testing leads to the crown of life.
In 1 Peter 1:7, faith's proven genuineness through fire parallels God's affirmation of Job's integrity under trial.
Hebrews 11:17 recounts Abraham tested by God offering Isaac — a strong parallel to Job's testing, both righteous men under divine trial.
Luke 22:31 reveals Satan's request to sift Peter — a direct parallel to Satan's request to test Job, showing the devil's pattern of targeting the faithful.
2 Chronicles 32:31 shows God testing Hezekiah to know his heart—similar to God allowing Job's trial to reveal his integrity.
Proverbs 13:6 says righteousness guards the blameless — Job's blamelessness did not prevent his suffering, but ultimately preserved him through it.
Proverbs 11:8 says the righteous is delivered from trouble — Job appears to contradict this initially, but eventually is delivered, showing the proverb's ultimate truth.
2 Corinthians 2:11 warns not to be ignorant of Satan's schemes — here we see the hidden design behind Job's affliction.
Psalm 41:12 says God upholds the person of integrity — just as God here affirms and preserves Job's integrity.
Psalm 37:37 urges marking the blameless for their future — echoing God's commendation of Job as blameless, though Job's immediate future is suffering.
Psalm 26:1 pleads integrity before God — mirroring the blamelessness God attributes to Job in this passage.
Proverbs 14:2 defines uprightness and fear of the LORD as linked — exactly the traits God ascribes to Job here.
Proverbs 16:17 describes the upright turning from evil — Job's blameless life matches that path exactly.