Job 21:16

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But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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  • Job 22:18 : 18 Yet it was He who filled their houses with good things, though the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
  • Ps 1:1 : 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of mockers.
  • Ps 49:6-7 : 6 Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels? 7 Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches—
  • Ps 52:5-7 : 5 You love evil more than good, and falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah. 6 You love all words that destroy, O deceitful tongue. 7 But God will tear you down forever; He will snatch and uproot you from your tent and dislodge you from the land of the living. Selah.
  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
  • Prov 5:8 : 8 Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.
  • Eccl 8:8 : 8 No one has power over the wind to restrain it, and no one has power over the day of death. No one is discharged in the time of war, and wickedness will not save those who practice it.
  • Luke 16:2 : 2 So he called him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.'
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
  • Gen 49:6 : 6 'Let me not enter their council; let me not join their assembly, for in their anger they killed men, and in their self-will they hamstrung oxen.'
  • Job 1:21 : 21 He said, 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be blessed.'
  • Job 12:9-9 : 9 "Who among all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?" 10 "In His hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 22:17-18
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    17They said to God, 'Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to us?'

    18Yet it was He who filled their houses with good things, though the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

  • Job 21:17-18
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    78%

    17How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? Disaster comes upon them as calamities God apportions in his anger.

    18They are like straw before the wind and like chaff carried away by a storm.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Job 21:14-15
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    74%

    14Yet they say to God, 'Depart from us! We have no desire to know your ways.'

    15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we profit if we entreat him?

  • Job 10:3
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    3Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands, while You favor the plans of the wicked?

  • Job 18:21
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    21Surely these are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of one who does not know God.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
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    13May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you.

  • Job 31:3
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    3Is it not disaster for the wicked and calamity for those who do evil?

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak peace to their neighbors but harbor evil in their hearts.

  • Ps 26:10
    73%

    10whose hands are full of wicked schemes, and whose right hand is filled with bribes.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.

  • Prov 24:20
    72%

    20For the wicked have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

  • Job 20:29
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    29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the inheritance decreed for him by the Almighty.

  • Job 38:15
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    15The light is withheld from the wicked, and the uplifted arm is broken.

  • Job 21:30
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    30That the wicked are spared in the day of calamity, that they are brought forth in the day of wrath?

  • Ps 73:12
    72%

    12Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree, they increase in wealth.

  • Prov 11:21
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    21Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Job 18:5
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    5Indeed, the light of the wicked will be extinguished, and the flame of his fire will not shine.

  • Job 4:21
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    21Isn't their tent cord pulled up within them? They die, and not with wisdom.

  • Rom 3:16
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    16Ruin and misery mark their paths.

  • Ps 125:3
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    3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

  • Job 27:13
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    13This is the portion allocated by God to a wicked man, the inheritance ruthless men will receive from the Almighty:

  • Job 20:22
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    22In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him.

  • Job 21:7
    71%

    7Why do the wicked live on, grow old, and increase in power?

  • Isa 3:11
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    11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.

  • Ps 52:7
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    7But God will tear you down forever; He will snatch and uproot you from your tent and dislodge you from the land of the living. Selah.

  • Ps 37:10
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    10In a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

  • Job 11:14
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    14if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wrongdoing dwell in your tent,

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Job 15:21
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    21Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him.

  • Job 34:9-10
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    71%

    9For he has said, 'A man gains nothing by delighting in God.'

    10Therefore, you men of understanding, listen to me: Far be it from God to do evil, and from the Almighty to do wrong.

  • Job 21:28
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    28For you say, 'Where is the house of the noble? Where is the tent of the dwellings of the wicked?

  • Isa 31:2
    71%

    2Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.

  • Job 36:6
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    6He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted.

  • Ps 119:155
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    155Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek Your statutes.

  • Job 21:9
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    9Their homes are safe from fear, and no rod of God is upon them.

  • Isa 29:15
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    15Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'

  • Job 22:20
    71%

    20Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire has consumed their wealth.

  • Prov 15:29
    71%

    29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • Deut 32:28
    71%

    28For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.

  • Prov 4:19
    71%

    19The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.

  • Jer 5:28
    71%

    28They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.

  • Isa 57:21
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    21'There is no peace,' says my God, 'for the wicked.'