Job 29:14 Meaning and Explanation
“I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Job 29:14 Mean?
Job describes his moral life as a garment. He put on righteousness and it clothed him in return; his justice was as dignified as a robe and as honorable as a crown. Right living was not an occasional act but the very dress he wore daily.
The image is striking: virtue worn as one wears clothing, covering and adorning the whole person. Such righteousness is meant to be lived consistently, not displayed for show. Scripture later takes up the same picture, calling the redeemed to be clothed with the garments of salvation and to put on the Lord Jesus Christ himself.
Job 29:14 in the Original Language
tsedeq (צֶדֶק), 'righteousness' -- rightness, justice, conformity to what is morally and relationally true.
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What does Job 29:14 mean?
Job wore righteousness like clothing and justice like a royal robe and crown.