Job 1:11 (KJV)

Passage

But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

Nearby Context

Job 1:9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

Job 1:10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Job 1:11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

Job 1:12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

Job 1:13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forth", "thine", "hand", "touch", "hath", "curse", "thee", and "face". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forth" and "thine", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Hast not thou made an hedge about..." into verse 12's "And the LORD said unto Satan Behold...", so "forth" and "thine" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "forth" and "thine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.