Job 31:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.
  • Isa 10:13-14 : 13 For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them; 14 And I have put my hands on the wealth of the peoples, as on the place where a bird has put her eggs; and as a man may take the eggs from which a bird has gone, so I have taken all the earth for myself: and not a wing was moved, and not a mouth gave out a sound.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
  • Ezek 28:5 : 5 By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour?
  • Hos 12:8 : 8 As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.
  • Hab 1:16 : 16 For this reason he makes an offering to his net, burning perfume to his fishing-net; because by them he gets much food and his meat is fat.
  • Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.
  • Luke 16:19 : 19 Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.
  • Deut 8:17-18 : 17 Say not then, in your hearts, My power and the strength of my hands have got me this wealth. 18 But keep in mind the Lord your God: for it is he who gives you the power to get wealth, so that he may give effect to the agreement which he made by his oath with your fathers, as at this day.
  • Esth 5:11 : 11 And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.

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  • Job 31:23-24
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    23 For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things.

    24 If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;

  • Job 31:26-27
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    83%

    26 If, when I saw the sun shining, and the moon moving on its bright way,

    27 A secret feeling of worship came into my heart, and my hand gave kisses from my mouth;

  • Eccl 2:7-11
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    76%

    7 I got men-servants and women-servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.

    8 I got together silver and gold and the wealth of kings and of countries. I got makers of song, male and female; and the delights of the sons of men--girls of all sorts to be my brides.

    9 And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.

    10 And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.

    11 Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

  • Job 31:29
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    29 If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;

  • Deut 8:17
    74%

    17 Say not then, in your hearts, My power and the strength of my hands have got me this wealth.

  • Job 31:38-39
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    74%

    38 If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;

    39 If I have taken its produce without payment, causing the death of its owners;

  • Eccl 1:16
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    16 I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.

  • Job 31:7
    73%

    7 If my steps have been turned out of the way, or if my heart went after my eyes, or if the property of another is in my hands;

  • Job 31:20-21
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    73%

    20 If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;

    21 If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;

  • Eccl 2:25
    73%

    25 Who may take food or have pleasure without him?

  • Eccl 2:4
    72%

    4 I undertook great works, building myself houses and planting vine-gardens.

  • Job 31:16
    72%

    16 If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;

  • Job 3:15
    72%

    15 Or with rulers who had gold, and whose houses were full of silver;

  • Prov 8:18-19
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    72%

    18 Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.

    19 My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

  • Prov 8:31
    71%

    31 Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.

  • Job 31:5
    71%

    5 If I have gone in false ways, or my foot has been quick in working deceit;

  • Ps 49:6
    71%

    6 Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.

  • Eccl 2:1
    71%

    1 I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but it was to no purpose.

  • Job 30:25
    71%

    25 Have I not been weeping for the crushed? and was not my soul sad for him who was in need?

  • Isa 10:14
    71%

    14 And I have put my hands on the wealth of the peoples, as on the place where a bird has put her eggs; and as a man may take the eggs from which a bird has gone, so I have taken all the earth for myself: and not a wing was moved, and not a mouth gave out a sound.

  • Ezek 28:4-5
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    71%

    4 By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:

    5 By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:

  • Ps 30:6
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    6 When things went well for me I said, I will never be moved.

  • Ps 7:3
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    3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13 And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.

  • Eccl 3:22
    70%

    22 So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?

  • Eccl 2:20
    70%

    20 So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.

  • Ps 52:7
    70%

    7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

  • Ps 119:14
    70%

    14 I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

  • Eccl 5:10-11
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    70%

    10 When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

    11 The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.

  • Job 19:5
    70%

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

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

  • Job 31:13
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    13 If I did wrong in the cause of my man-servant, or my woman-servant, when they went to law with me;

  • Job 9:27
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    27 If I say, I will put my grief out of mind, I will let my face be sad no longer and I will be bright;

  • Ps 62:10
    70%

    10 Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

  • Ps 73:3
    69%

    3 Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.

  • Eccl 5:19
    69%

    19 He will not give much thought to the days of his life; because God lets him be taken up with the joy of his heart.

  • Prov 23:15
    69%

    15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

  • Job 31:9
    69%

    9 If my heart went after another man's wife, or if I was waiting secretly at my neighbour's door;

  • Job 31:36
    69%

    36 Truly I would take up the book in my hands; it would be to me as a crown;