Job 15:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Truly, you make the fear of God without effect, so that the time of quiet worship before God is made less by your outcry.

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  • 1 Chr 10:13-14 : 13 So death came to Saul because of the sin which he did against the Lord, that is, because of the word of the Lord which he kept not; and because he went for directions to one who had an evil spirit, 14 And not to the Lord: for this reason, he put him to death and gave the kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.
  • Job 4:5-6 : 5 But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled. 6 Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?
  • Job 5:8 : 8 But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:
  • Job 6:14 : 14 He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.
  • Job 27:10 : 10 Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
  • Ps 36:1-3 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes. 2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated. 3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.
  • Ps 119:126 : 126 It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.
  • Hos 7:14 : 14 And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.
  • Amos 6:10 : 10 And when a man's relation, even the one who is responsible for burning his body, lifting him up to take his bones out of the house, says to him who is in the inmost part of the house, Is there still anyone with you? and he says, No; then he will say, Keep quiet, for the name of the Lord may not be named.
  • Zeph 1:6 : 6 And those who are turned back from going after the Lord, and those who have not made prayer to the Lord or got directions from him.
  • Luke 18:1 : 1 And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
  • Rom 3:31 : 31 Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.
  • Gal 2:21 : 21 I do not make the grace of God of no effect: because if righteousness is through the law, then Christ was put to death for nothing.

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  • Job 15:11-13
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    11 Are the comforts of God not enough for you, and the gentle word which was said to you?

    12 Why is your heart uncontrolled, and why are your eyes lifted up;

    13 So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

  • 15 Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:

  • 21 Take your hand far away from me; and let me not be overcome by fear of you.

  • 4 Is it because you give him honour that he is sending punishment on you and is judging you?

  • Ps 50:16-17
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    16 But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

    17 Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

  • 5 For your mouth is guided by your sin, and you have taken the tongue of the false for yourself.

  • Job 4:5-6
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    5 But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.

    6 Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?

  • 4 You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

  • 44 Covering yourself with a cloud, so that prayer may not get through.

  • 11 Will not his glory put you in fear, so that your hearts will be overcome before him?

  • 4 But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?

  • 11 And of whom were you in fear, so that you were false, and did not keep me in mind, or give thought to it? Have I not been quiet, keeping myself secret, and so you were not in fear of me?

  • 34 Let him take away his rod from me and not send his fear on me:

  • 21 So have you now become to me; you see my sad condition and are in fear.

  • Job 11:3-5
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    3 Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

    4 You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.

    5 But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;

  • 3 Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?

  • 14 How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.

  • 8 Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?

  • 10 For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear.

  • 4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.

  • 4 If your children have done evil against him, then their punishment is from his hand.

  • 13 Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

  • 5 If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me,

  • 3 What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?

  • 7 Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth?

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

  • 9 But now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies.

  • 24 Why is your face veiled from me, as if I was numbered among your haters?

  • 17 My soul is sent far away from peace, I have no more memory of good.

  • 22 But you have quite given us up; you are full of wrath against us.

  • 11 Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?

  • 2 If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?

  • 22 Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help:

  • 27 Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend.

  • 17 In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;

  • 14 He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.

  • 15 What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?

  • 14 Then you send dreams to me, and visions of fear;

  • 25 Because his hand is stretched out against God, and his heart is lifted up against the Ruler of all,

  • 3 Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?

  • 13 But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

  • Job 36:17-18
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  • 25 Through your evil-doing these things have been turned away, and your sins have kept back good from you.