Job 1:1

I. The Prologue (1:1-2:13)

Job’s Good Life

1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 42:12

42:12 So the Lord blessed the second part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Psalms 37:3

37:3 Trust in the Lord and do what is right!

Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

Psalms 37:9

37:9 Wicked men will be wiped out,

but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

Psalms 37:11

37:11 But the oppressed will possess the land

and enjoy great prosperity.

Psalms 37:22

37:22 Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land,

but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

Psalms 37:29

37:29 The godly will possess the land

and will dwell in it permanently.

Psalms 84:11

84:11 For the Lord God is our sovereign protector.

The Lord bestows favor and honor;

he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

Psalms 112:4-6

112:4 In the darkness a light shines for the godly,

for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

112:5 It goes well for the one who generously lends money,

and conducts his business honestly.

112:6 For he will never be upended;

others will always remember one who is just.