Job 31:24

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If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my security,

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  • Ps 52:7 : 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.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
  • Prov 10:15 : 15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
  • Prov 11:28 : 28 Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
  • Mark 10:24-25 : 24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, 'Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!' 25 'It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.'
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions."
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
  • 1 Tim 6:10 : 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
  • Gen 31:1 : 1 Jacob heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, 'Jacob has taken all that belonged to our father and has acquired all this wealth from what was our father’s.'
  • Deut 8:12-14 : 12 Otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built fine houses and settled in them, 13 When your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold have increased, and all that you have has multiplied, 14 then your heart may grow proud, and you might forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • 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 49:17 : 17 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the glory of his house increases.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 31:25-29
    5 verses
    84%

    25if I rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had obtained much,

    26if I have looked at the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,

    27and my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand offered them a kiss in worship,

    28then this too would be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God above.

    29If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated when harm came to him—

  • Job 31:23
    76%

    23For I have always feared disaster from God, and because of His majesty, I could not do such a thing.

  • Job 22:24-25
    2 verses
    75%

    24and assign your gold to the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,

    25then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver.

  • Job 23:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

    11My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way and not turned aside.

  • Job 4:6
    72%

    6Isn't your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope?

  • Job 3:15
    71%

    15Or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.

  • Ps 31:14
    71%

    14For I hear the slander of many; terror surrounds me as they conspire together against me and plot to take my life.

  • Ps 39:7
    71%

    7Surely, man goes about as a shadow; surely, they make an uproar over nothing; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will gather it.

  • Job 28:1
    71%

    1Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

  • Job 31:5-7
    3 verses
    70%

    5If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried to deceit,

    6let God weigh me with honest scales, and He will know my integrity.

    7If my steps have turned from the way, or if my heart has followed my eyes, or if any stain has clung to my hands,

  • Ps 49:6
    70%

    6Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels?

  • Job 31:16
    70%

    16If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

  • Prov 8:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.

    19My fruit is better than fine gold, even pure gold, and my yield surpasses choice silver.

  • Job 6:10-13
    4 verses
    70%

    10It would still be my comfort— I would even exult in the midst of unrelenting pain— for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

    11What is my strength, that I should hope? What is my end, that I should prolong my life?

    12Is my strength the strength of stones? Is my flesh made of bronze?

    13Indeed, there is no help in me, and ability has been driven from me.

  • Job 13:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hands?

    15Though He slay me, yet I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will defend my ways before Him.

  • Job 17:15
    70%

    15then where is my hope? And who can see any hope for me?

  • Ps 30:6
    70%

    6For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

  • Job 9:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression and smile,'

    28I still dread all my suffering, for I know You will not hold me innocent.

  • Job 36:19
    69%

    19Will your cry for help set things in order in distress, or will your exertions of strength suffice?

  • Ps 52:7
    69%

    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.

  • Job 31:36
    69%

    36Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown.

  • Job 31:21
    69%

    21If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my support in the gate,

  • Job 31:33-34
    2 verses
    69%

    33if I have concealed my sin as people do, hiding my guilt in my heart,

    34because I so feared the crowd and the contempt of clans terrified me that I kept silent and would not go outside—

  • Lam 3:18
    69%

    18So I say, 'My strength is gone, and so is my hope from the LORD.'

  • Job 31:39
    69%

    39if I have eaten its produce without payment and caused the death of its owners,

  • Ps 7:3
    69%

    3Otherwise, they will tear me apart like a lion, ripping me to pieces with no one to rescue.

  • Job 24:25
    68%

    25If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and make my words nothing?

  • Job 31:9
    68%

    9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door,

  • Deut 32:34
    68%

    34Is it not stored up with Me, sealed in My treasuries?

  • Lam 3:24
    68%

    24The LORD is my portion, says my soul; therefore I will hope in Him.

  • Job 10:20
    68%

    20Are not my days few? Leave me alone, so I may have a moment of relief.

  • Ps 38:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15I have become like a man who does not hear and in whose mouth there are no rebukes.

    16For I wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God.

  • Ps 62:10
    68%

    10Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

  • Ezek 28:4
    68%

    4By your wisdom and understanding, you have made wealth for yourself, and you have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries.