Job 22:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 58:14 : 14 Then the Lord will be your delight; and I will put you on the high places of the earth; and I will give you the heritage of Jacob your father: for the mouth of the Lord has said it.
  • Job 27:10 : 10 Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
  • Ps 37:4 : 4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
  • Job 11:15 : 15 Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:
  • Ps 86:4 : 4 Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.
  • Ps 143:8 : 8 Let the story of your mercy come to me in the morning, for my hope is in you: give me knowledge of the way in which I am to go; for my soul is lifted up to you.
  • Song 2:3 : 3 As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
  • Job 34:9 : 9 For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.
  • Ps 25:1 : 1 <Of David.> To you, O Lord, my soul is lifted up.
  • Rom 7:22 : 22 In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,
  • 1 John 3:20-21 : 20 When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things. 21 My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

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    27 You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths.

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

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    9 Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?

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    5 If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;

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    3 Is it of any interest to the Ruler of all that you are upright? or is it of use to him that your ways are without sin?

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    9 For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.

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    15 At the sound of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work of your hands.

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

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    2 For what is God's reward from on high, or the heritage given by the Ruler of all from heaven?

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    4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

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