Job 31:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 8:16 : 16 And he took me into the inner square of the Lord's house, and at the door of the Temple of the Lord, between the covered way and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs turned to the Temple of the Lord and their faces turned to the east; and they were worshipping the sun, turning to the east.
  • Deut 4:19 : 19 And when your eyes are lifted up to heaven, and you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of heaven, do not let yourselves be moved to give them worship, or become the servants of what the Lord has given equally to all peoples under heaven.
  • Deut 17:3 : 3 By becoming a servant of other gods and worshipping them or the sun or the moon or all the stars of heaven, against my orders;
  • 2 Kgs 23:5 : 5 And he put an end to the false priests, who had been put in their positions by the kings of Judah to see to the burning of offerings in the high places in the towns of Judah and the outskirts of Jerusalem, and all those who made offerings to Baal and to the sun and the moon and the twelve signs and all the stars of heaven.
  • 2 Kgs 23:11 : 11 And he took away the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the way into the house of the Lord, by the room of Nathan-melech, the unsexed servant, which was in the outer part of the building, and the carriages of the sun he put on fire.
  • Jer 8:2 : 2 And they will put them out before the sun and the moon and all the stars of heaven, whose lovers and servants they have been, after whom they have gone, to whom they have made prayers, and to whom they have given worship: they will not be put together or placed in the earth; they will be waste on the face of the earth.
  • Jer 44:17 : 17 But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.
  • Deut 11:16 : 16 But take care that your hearts are not turned to false ways so that you become servants and worshippers of other gods;
  • Ps 8:3-4 : 3 When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places; 4 What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?
  • Gen 1:16-18 : 16 And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars. 17 And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth; 18 To have rule over the day and the night, and for a division between the light and the dark: and God saw that it was good.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 31:24-25
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    24 If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;

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

  • Job 31:27
    79%

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

  • Job 29:2-4
    3 verses
    79%

    2 If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me!

    3 When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light.

    4 As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God;

  • Eccl 11:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 Truly the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

    8 But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.

  • Eccl 12:2
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    2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not dark, and the clouds come not back after the rain;

  • Job 31:4-7
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    74%

    4 Does he not see my ways, and are not my steps all numbered?

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

    6 (Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)

    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;

  • Eccl 8:16
    73%

    16 When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),

  • Ps 139:11
    73%

    11 If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;

  • Job 25:5
    73%

    5 See, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not clean in his eyes:

  • Deut 33:14
    72%

    14 And the good things of the fruits of the sun, and the good things of the growth of the moons,

  • Eccl 2:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.

    14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.

  • Eccl 9:13
    72%

    13 This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.

  • Job 30:26
    72%

    26 For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.

  • Job 29:11
    72%

    11 For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

  • Job 31:29
    71%

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

  • Jer 31:26
    71%

    26 At this, awaking from my sleep, I saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.

  • Eccl 1:5
    71%

    5 The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.

  • Job 23:17
    71%

    17 For I am overcome by the dark, and by the black night which is covering my face.

  • Eccl 2:20
    71%

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

  • Ps 8:3
    71%

    3 When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places;

  • Eccl 2:10-11
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    70%

    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.

  • Eccl 4:7
    70%

    7 Then I came back, and I saw an example of what is to no purpose under the sun.

  • Job 38:19
    70%

    19 Which is the way to the resting-place of the light, and where is the store-house of the dark;

  • Job 37:21
    70%

    21 And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.

  • Prov 8:31
    70%

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

  • Job 29:24
    70%

    24 I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.

  • Job 31:21
    70%

    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;

  • Job 29:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 When my steps were washed with milk, and rivers of oil were flowing out of the rock for me.

    7 When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,

  • Job 31:37
    70%

    37 I would make clear the number of my steps, I would put it before him like a prince! The words of Job are ended.

  • Ps 104:19
    70%

    19 He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.

  • Eccl 1:16
    70%

    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.

  • Prov 24:32
    69%

    32 Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.

  • Job 31:16
    69%

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

  • Eccl 1:14
    69%

    14 I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.

  • Job 30:28
    69%

    28 I go about in dark clothing, uncomforted; I get up in the public place, crying out for help.

  • Job 31:19
    69%

    19 If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

  • Eccl 6:5
    69%

    5 Yes, it saw not the sun, and it had no knowledge; it is better with this than with the other.

  • Job 3:9
    69%

    9 Let its morning stars be dark; let it be looking for light, but may it not have any; let it not see the eyes of the dawn.

  • Ps 121:6
    69%

    6 You will not be touched by the sun in the day, or by the moon at night.