Job 36:21

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Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for you have preferred this to affliction.

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  • Ps 66:18 : 18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
  • Heb 11:25 : 25 He chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
  • 1 Pet 3:17 : 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.
  • 1 Pet 4:15-16 : 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
  • Job 34:7-9 : 7 What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water? 8 He walks in company with evildoers and associates with the wicked. 9 For he has said, 'A man gains nothing by delighting in God.'
  • Job 35:3 : 3 For you ask, 'What advantage is it to me? What do I gain by not sinning?'
  • Ezek 14:4 : 4 Therefore, speak to them and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Any man from the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face and then comes to the prophet—I, the LORD, will answer him myself in keeping with the multitude of his idols.'
  • Dan 3:16-18 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego replied to the king, 'Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you concerning this matter. 17 If the God we serve exists, he is able to rescue us from the blazing fiery furnace and deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.'
  • Dan 6:10 : 10 So King Darius signed the written decree and the edict.
  • Matt 5:29-30 : 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
  • Matt 13:21 : 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
  • Acts 5:40-41 : 40 They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them. 41 So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer disgrace for the name.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    17But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; justice and judgment take hold of you.

    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

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

    20Do not long for the night, when people are taken from their place.

  • Job 11:14-15
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    14if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wrongdoing dwell in your tent,

    15then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will stand firm and not fear.

  • Prov 3:31
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    31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways.

  • Isa 48:10
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    10Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

  • Job 34:31-33
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    31Suppose someone says to God, 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend anymore.'

    32'Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.'

    33Should God repay you according to your terms, because you reject His judgment? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you understand.

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    17Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • Hab 1:13
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    13Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the treacherous? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

  • Prov 4:27
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    27Do not turn to the right or to the left; keep your foot away from evil.

  • Job 34:10
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    10Therefore, you men of understanding, listen to me: Far be it from God to do evil, and from the Almighty to do wrong.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

    15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn away from it and go on your way.

  • Eccl 8:3
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    3Do not be quick to leave the king’s presence, and do not insist on an evil matter, for the king will do whatever he pleases.

  • Obad 1:13-14
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    13Do not enter the gate of my people on the day of their disaster; do not gloat over their calamity on the day of their disaster; and do not reach out your hand to their wealth on the day of their disaster.

    14Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, and do not hand over their survivors on the day of distress.

  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

    19Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy the wicked.

  • Heb 11:25
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    25He chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.

  • Job 36:22-23
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    22Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?

    23Who has appointed His path for Him, or who can say, 'You have done wrong'?

  • Lam 3:33
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    33For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.

  • Ps 37:8
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    8Cease from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Job 5:6
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    6For trouble does not spring from the dust, nor does suffering sprout from the ground.

  • Job 22:23
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    23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice far from your tent,

  • Prov 8:10
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    10Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

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    14Even though you say you do not see Him, your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him.

  • 2 Chr 19:7
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    7Now let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful and act, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice, partiality, or taking of bribes.

  • Ps 141:4
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    4Do not let my heart incline to an evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with those who do iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies.

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    25Your iniquities have diverted these blessings, and your sins have withheld good things from you.

  • 1 Sam 12:21
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    21Do not turn aside, for you would be following things that are worthless and cannot benefit or deliver you, for they are meaningless.

  • Prov 3:11
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    11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not be weary of His reproof.

  • Prov 1:29
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    29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,

  • Job 22:26
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    26For then you will take delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.

  • Job 22:5
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    5Is not your wickedness great and your iniquities without end?

  • Ps 37:1
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    1Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy those who commit injustice.

  • Job 22:15
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    15Will you keep to the ancient path that wicked men have walked?

  • 1 Pet 3:11
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    11He must turn away from evil and do what is good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

  • 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 37:14
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    14Listen to this, Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.

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    8If they are bound in chains and held captive by cords of suffering,

  • Job 34:23
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    23For He does not need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.

  • Job 35:6
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    6If you sin, what do you accomplish against God? Even if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him?

  • Ps 5:4
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    4In the morning, LORD, You hear my voice; in the morning, I present my request to You and wait expectantly.

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    3I will not set any worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the actions of those who turn aside; it will not cling to me.