Job 31:25

American Standard Version (1901)

If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon] .
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
  • Isa 10:13-14 : 13 For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down them that sit [on thrones] : 14 and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
  • Ezek 28:5 : 5 by thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;--
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
  • Hos 12:8 : 8 And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.
  • Hab 1:16 : 16 Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.
  • Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
  • Luke 16:19 : 19 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
  • Deut 8:17-18 : 17 and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day.
  • Esth 5:11 : 11 And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 31:23-24
    2 verses
    84%

    23For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

    24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;

  • Job 31:26-27
    2 verses
    83%

    26If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

    27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:

  • Eccl 2:7-11
    5 verses
    76%

    7I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;

    8I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

    9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

    10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor.

    11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

  • 29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

  • 17and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.

  • Job 31:38-39
    2 verses
    74%

    38If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;

    39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

  • 16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

  • 7If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:

  • Job 31:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

    21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

  • 25For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

  • 4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

  • 16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

  • 15Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver:

  • Prov 8:18-19
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    72%

    18Riches and honor are with me; [Yea], durable wealth and righteousness.

    19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.

  • 31Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.

  • 5If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit

  • 6They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • 1I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

  • 25Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

  • 14and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

  • Ezek 28:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;

    5by thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;--

  • 6As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

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    3O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;

  • 13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

  • 22Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?

  • 20Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.

  • 7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • 14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.

  • Eccl 5:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

    11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding [of them] with his eyes?

  • 5If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;

  • 11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • 13If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;

  • 27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my [sad] countenance, and be of good cheer;

  • 10Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon] .

  • 3For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  • 19Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor--this is the gift of God.

  • 15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

  • 9If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;

  • 36Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown: