Job 21:27

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Job 21:25–29 · Berean Standard Bible

25 Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.

26 But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.

27 Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.

28 For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’

29 Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?

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Job 4:8

As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.

Job 4:9

By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.

Job 4:10

The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.

Job 4:11

The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

Job 5:3

I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

Job 5:4

His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

Job 5:5

The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

Job 8:3

Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

Job 8:4

When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.

Job 8:5

But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Job 8:6

if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

Job 15:20

A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

Job 15:21

Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.

Job 15:22

He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

Job 15:23

He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

Job 15:24

Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.

Job 15:25

For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,

Job 15:26

rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.

Job 15:27

Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,

Job 15:28

he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.

Job 15:29

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.

Job 15:30

He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

Job 15:31

Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.

Job 15:32

It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.

Job 15:33

He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.

Job 15:34

For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

Job 15:35

They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

Job 20:5

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Job 20:29

This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”

Luke 5:22

Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

Job 32:3

and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

Job 42:7

After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.

Psalms 59:4

For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.

Psalms 119:86

All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!

1 Peter 2:19

For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.