Job 17:9

“The righteous also shall hold on his way, etc.] He that is righteous, not in appearance but really, not in a legal but in an evangelic sense; who is justified by the righteousness of Job’s living Redeemer, who lives by faith on his righteousness, and in consequence of that in holiness of life and conversation; such an one being in Christ the way of righteousness and salvation, and walking in the paths of faith, holiness, and truth, and in all the tracks of religious worship, private and public, he will persevere therein, and will not on any account depart out of the right way into which he has been led and directed. This is opposed to a going back, as some do, and to a turning to the right…”

“The strength of religious principle is heightened by misfortune. The pious shall take fresh courage to persevere from the example of suffering Job. The image is from a warrior acquiring new courage in action (Isa 40:30-31; Phi 1:14).”

“The righteous also shall hold on his way - The meaning of this verse is plain; but the connection is not so apparent. It seems to me that it refers to “Job himself,” and is a declaration that “he,” a righteous man, who had been so grievously calumniated, would hold on his way, and become stronger and stronger, while “they” would sink in the public esteem, and be compelled to abandon their position. It is the expression of a confident assurance that “he” would be more and more confirmed in his integrity, and would become stronger and stronger in God. Though Job intended, probably, that this should be applied to himself, yet he has expressed it in a general manner, and indeed the whole passage…”

“hold on: Psa 84:7, Psa 84:11; Pro 4:18, Pro 14:16; Isa 35:8-10; Pe1 1:5; Jo1 2:19 clean: Gen 20:5; Psa 24:4, Psa 26:6, Psa 73:13; Isa 1:15, Isa 1:16; Mar 7:2 be stronger and stronger: Heb. add strength, Isa 40:29-31; Co2 12:9, Co2 12:10 Job 17:10”