Job 11:13 “As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,”

Job 11:13

As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

World English Bible

“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.

American Standard Version

If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;

Geneva Bible 1599

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him:

Darby Translation

If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him,

Young's Literal Translation

If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,

Bible in Basic English

But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

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Cross references

“prepare”

1 Samuel 7:3 Psalm 78:8 Luke 12:47 Job 5:8 2 Chronicles 12:14 2 Chronicles 19:3

1 Samuel 7:3 · BSB

Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He w…

Psalm 78:8 · BSB

Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Luke 12:47 · BSB

That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

Job 5:8 · BSB

However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—

2 Chronicles 12:14 · BSB

And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

2 Chronicles 19:3 · BSB

However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”

“stretch”

Psalm 88:9 Psalm 143:6 Psalm 68:31

Psalm 88:9 · BSB

My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.

Psalm 143:6 · BSB

I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

Psalm 68:31 · BSB

Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!

14if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,

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