Verse 29

be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 13:7-9 : 7 Will you speak unjustly on God's behalf and speak deceitfully for Him? 8 Will you show Him partiality or argue the case for God? 9 Would it be well when He examines you? Could you deceive Him as you deceive a mortal? 10 He will surely rebuke you if you secretly show partiality. 11 Wouldn't His majesty terrify you, and the dread of Him fall upon you?
  • Job 15:22 : 22 He does not believe he will return from the darkness; he is marked for the sword.
  • Job 22:4 : 4 Is it because of your reverence that He rebukes you and brings you into judgment?
  • Ps 1:5 : 5 Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
  • Ps 9:7 : 7 The enemy has vanished in everlasting ruins; their cities you have uprooted, their memory has perished.
  • Ps 58:10-11 : 10 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—whether green or burning—he will sweep them away. 11 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
  • Eccl 12:14 : 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
  • Matt 7:1-2 : 1 Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. 2 For with the standard you use to judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
  • Rom 13:1-4 : 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God. 2 Therefore, whoever resists authority is resisting what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will receive its approval. 4 For the ruler is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God's servant, an avenger who carries out wrath on the wrongdoer.
  • Jas 4:11-12 : 11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?