Job 33:17

American Standard Version (1901)

That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, And hide pride from man;

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  • Gen 20:6 : 6 And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
  • Deut 8:16 : 16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end:
  • 2 Chr 32:25 : 25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
  • Job 17:11 : 11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts of my heart.
  • Isa 2:11 : 11 The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
  • Isa 23:9 : 9 Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
  • Dan 4:30-37 : 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? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee: 32 and thou shalt be driven from men; and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws] . 34 And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation. 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? 36 At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
  • Hos 2:6 : 6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.
  • Matt 27:19 : 19 And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
  • Acts 9:2-6 : 2 and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven: 4 and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: 6 but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
  • 2 Cor 12:7 : 7 And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.
  • Jas 4:10 : 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

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  • 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

  • 16 Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,

  • 20 In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

  • 23 A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

  • 13 Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man:

  • 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt [them] .

  • 18 Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

  • 4 Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.

  • 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,

  • 17 He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

  • 3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • 1 He that separateth himself seeketh [his own] desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

  • 13 God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.

  • 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [goeth] humility.

  • 33 If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

  • 13 Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place] .

  • 20 He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

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    10 If he pass through, and shut up, And call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

    11 For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

  • 18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • 7 He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know [it] .

  • 14 If he set his heart upon himself, [If] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

  • 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

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    2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

    3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

  • 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man:

  • 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.

  • 13 That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?

  • 11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

  • 30 He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

  • 34 He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride.

  • 12 A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

  • 3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

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    30 He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of [God's] mouth shall he go away.

    31 Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

  • 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

  • 23 [ Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?

  • 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.

  • 11 He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

  • 8 Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?

  • 6 Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

  • 7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

  • 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

  • 23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

  • 3 The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

  • 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

  • 28 He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.

  • 22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?

  • 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.