Job 36:21

Geneva Bible (1560)

Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.

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  • Ps 66:18 : 18 If I regard wickednesse in mine heart, the Lord will not heare me.
  • Heb 11:25 : 25 And chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of sinnes for a season,
  • 1 Pet 3:17 : 17 For it is better (if the will of God be so) that ye suffer for well doing, then for euil doing.
  • 1 Pet 4:15-16 : 15 But let none of you suffer as a murtherer, or as a thiefe, or an euil doer, or as a busibodie in other mens matters. 16 But if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not bee ashamed: but let him glorifie God in this behalfe.
  • Job 34:7-9 : 7 What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water? 8 Which goeth in the companie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men? 9 For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.
  • Job 35:3 : 3 For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me fro my sinne?
  • Ezek 14:4 : 4 Therefore speake vnto them, and say vnto them, Thus saith the Lorde God, Euery man of the house of Israel that setteth vp his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling blocke of his iniquitie before his face, and commeth to the Prophet, I the Lorde will answere him that commeth, according to the multitude of his idoles:
  • Dan 3:16-18 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the King, O Nebuchad-nezzar, we are not carefull to answere thee in this matter. 17 Beholde, our God whom we serue, is able to deliuer vs from the hote fierie fornace, and hee will deliuer vs out of thine hand, O King. 18 But if not, bee it knowen to thee, O King, that wee will not serue thy gods, nor worship the golden image, which thou hast set vp.
  • Dan 6:10 : 10 Now when Daniel vnderstood that he had sealed the writing, hee went into his house, and his window being open in his chamber toward Ierusalem, he kneeled vpon his knees three times a day, and prayed and praysed his God, as he did aforetime.
  • Matt 5:29-30 : 29 Wherefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, plucke it out, & cast it from thee: for better it is for thee, that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 Also if thy right hand make thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for better it is for thee that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
  • Matt 13:21 : 21 Yet hath he no roote in himselfe, and dureth but a season: for assoone as tribulation or persecution commeth because of the woorde, by and by he is offended.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Iesus then saide to his disciples, If any man will follow me, let him forsake himselfe: and take vp his crosse, and followe me.
  • Acts 5:40-41 : 40 And to him they agreed, and called the Apostles: and when they had beaten them, they commaunded that they should not speake in the Name of Iesus, and let them goe. 41 So they departed from the Councill, reioycing, that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his Name.

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  • Job 36:17-20
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    17 But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.

    18 For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.

    19 Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.

    20 Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.

  • Job 11:14-15
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    14 If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let no wickednesse dwell in thy Tabernacle.

    15 The truely shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not feare.

  • 31 Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.

  • 10 Behold, I haue fined thee, but not as siluer: I haue chosen thee in the fornace of affliction.

  • Job 34:31-33
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    31 Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.

    32 But if I see not, teach thou me: if I haue done wickedly, I will doe no more.

    33 Wil he performe the thing through thee? for thou hast reproued it, because that thou hast chosen, & not I. now speake what thou knowest.

  • 17 Beholde, blessed is the man whome God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou the chastising of the Almightie.

  • 13 Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he?

  • 21 (7:23) Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.

  • 27 Turne not to the right hande, nor to the left, but remooue thy foote from euill.

  • 10 Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14 Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men.

    15 Auoide it, and goe not by it: turne from it, and passe by.

  • 3 Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.

  • Obad 1:13-14
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    13 Thou shouldest not haue entred into the gate of my people, in the day of their destruction, neither shouldest thou haue once looked on their affliction in the day of their destruction, nor haue layde hands on their substance in the day of their destruction.

    14 Neyther shouldest thou haue stande in the crosse wayes to cut off them, that shoulde escape, neither shouldest thou haue shut vp the remnant thereof in the day of affliction.

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    18 Least the Lorde see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

    19 Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.

  • 25 And chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of sinnes for a season,

  • Job 36:22-23
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    22 Beholde, God exalteth by his power: what teacher is like him?

    23 Who hath appointed to him his way? or who can say, Thou hast done wickedly?

  • 33 For he doeth not punish willingly, nor afflict the children of men,

  • 8 Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

  • 6 For miserie commeth not foorth of the dust, neither doeth affliction spring out of the earth.

  • 23 If thou returne to the Almightie, thou shalt be buylt vp, and thou shalt put iniquitie farre from thy tabernacle.

  • 10 Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.

  • 14 Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him.

  • 7 Wherefore nowe let the feare of the Lorde be vpon you: take heede, and do it: for there is no iniquitie with the Lord our God, neither respect of persons, nor receiuing of reward.

  • 4 Incline not mine heart to euill, that I should commit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.

  • 25 Yet your iniquities haue turned away these things, and your sinnes haue hindred good things from you.

  • 21 Neither turne yee backe: for that shoulde be after vaine things which cannot profite you, nor deliuer you, for they are but vanitie)

  • 11 My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.

  • 29 Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.

  • 26 And thou shalt then delite in the Almightie, and lift vp thy face vnto God.

  • 5 Is not thy wickednes great, and thine iniquities innumerable?

  • 1 A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.

  • 15 Hast thou marked the way of the worlde, wherein wicked men haue walked?

  • 11 Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and folow after it.

  • 3 Thinkest thou it good to oppresse me, and to cast off the labour of thine handes, and to fauour the counsel of the wicked?

  • 14 Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.

  • 8 And if they bee bound in fetters and tyed with the cordes of affliction,

  • 23 For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.

  • 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?

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    4 For thou art not a God that loueth wickednes: neither shall euill dwell with thee.

  • 3 I wil set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the worke of them that fall away: it shal not cleaue vnto me.