Job 2:4 meaning and explanation

“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.

Job 2:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Satan speaks these words to the LORD in the heavenly court scene that frames the book of Job. After Job has lost his children and property yet still holds fast his integrity, Satan answers the LORD's praise of Job with a proverb, "Skin for skin," meaning a person will surrender everything, even outer layers of life, to preserve his own skin.

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