Job 21:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 18:5-6 : 5 For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining. 6 The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.
  • Job 18:18 : 18 He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.
  • Ps 32:10 : 10 The sinner will be full of trouble; but mercy will be round the man who has faith in the Lord.
  • Ps 90:7-9 : 7 We are burned up by the heat of your passion, and troubled by your wrath. 8 You have put our evil doings before you, our secret sins in the light of your face. 9 For all our days have gone by in your wrath; our years come to an end like a breath.
  • Prov 13:9 : 9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
  • Prov 24:20 : 20 For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
  • Matt 25:8 : 8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.
  • Luke 12:46 : 46 The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;
  • Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath, 9 Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;

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    16Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)

  • Job 18:5-7
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    5For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.

    6The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.

    7The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.

  • Job 31:3
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    3Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

  • Job 21:30-31
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    30How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?

    31Who will make his way clear to his face? and if he has done a thing, who gives him punishment for it?

  • Prov 24:20
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    20For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Job 21:7
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    7Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?

  • Job 21:20
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    20Let his eyes see his trouble, and let him be full of the wrath of the Ruler of all!

  • Prov 21:7
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    7By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Jer 23:19
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    19See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.

  • Ps 11:6
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    6On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.

  • Isa 9:18
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    18For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.

  • Job 15:20-21
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    20The evil man is in pain all his days, and the number of the years stored up for the cruel is small.

    21A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

  • Job 22:20
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    20Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire.

  • Job 38:15
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    15And from the evil-doers their light is kept back, and the arm of pride is broken.

  • Job 20:28-29
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    28The produce of his house is taken away into another country, like things given into the hands of others in the day of wrath.

    29This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.

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    10The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

  • Eccl 5:17
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    17This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.

  • Job 22:18
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    18Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!

  • Job 27:13
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    13This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.

  • Ps 73:19
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    19How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

  • Isa 3:11
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    11Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

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    24Let your curse come on them; let the heat of your wrath overtake them.

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    15For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

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

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    25For he has knowledge of their works, overturning them in the night, so that they are crushed.

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    23See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.

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    9Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.

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    22For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

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    7When the sinners come up like the grass, and all the workers of evil do well for themselves, it is so that their end may be eternal destruction.

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    9You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.

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    20Why does he give light to him who is in trouble, and life to the bitter in soul;

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    31And I will let loose my burning passion on you, breathing out on you the fire of my wrath: and I will give you up into the hands of men like beasts, trained to destruction.

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    26All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent.

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    7By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

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    22Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.

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    27When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.

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    31And I let loose my passion on them, and have put an end to them in the fire of my wrath: I have made the punishment of their ways come on their heads, says the Lord.

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    14The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

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    12It would be a fire burning even to destruction, and taking away all my produce.