Job 22:18

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Job 22:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible

16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.

17 They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’

18 But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

19 The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:

20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Job 12:6

The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.

1 Samuel 2:7

The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.

Psalms 17:14

from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

Jeremiah 12:2

You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.

Acts 14:17

Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

Acts 15:16

‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,

Job 21:16

Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

Psalms 1:1

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.