Job 5:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.

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  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How they are brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awakes; so, O Lord, when You wake up, You shall despise their image.
  • Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and indeed, he was no more; yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
  • Ps 69:25 : 25 Let their dwelling place be desolate, and let none dwell in their tents.
  • Ps 73:3-9 : 3 For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no pains in their death; but their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment. 7 Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish. 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.
  • Deut 27:15-26 : 15 Cursed be the man that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. 16 Cursed be he who dishonors his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 17 Cursed be he who removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. 18 Cursed be he who makes the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. 19 Cursed be he who perverts the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. 20 Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife; because he uncovers his father's bed. And all the people shall say, Amen. 21 Cursed be he who lies with any kind of animal. And all the people shall say, Amen. 22 Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 23 Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen. 24 Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen. 25 Cursed be he who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. 26 Cursed be he who does not confirm all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
  • Job 24:18 : 18 He is as swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; he does not behold the way of the vineyards.
  • Job 27:8 : 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul?
  • Ps 92:7 : 7 When the wicked spring up like the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is so they may be destroyed forever.
  • Jer 12:1-3 : 1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously? 2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouth, but far from their hearts. 3 But You, O LORD, know me; You have seen me and tested my heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
  • Acts 1:20 : 20 For it is written in the Book of Psalms: Let his dwelling place be desolate, and let no one live in it, and, Let another take his office.

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