Job 23:10-12 | TNotes | STEP | 23:10 tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3 ; Zech 13:9 ; Mal 3:2-3 ). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23 ).

bProv 17:3►

cZech 13:9►

dMal 3:2-3►

eJob 22:23►

‏ Job 23:10-12

23:10 ^a tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3 ^b; Zech 13:9 ^c; Mal 3:2-3 ^d). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23 ^e).