Job 12:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident– who carry their god in their hands.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 9:24 : 24 If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?
  • Job 21:7-9 : 7 The Wicked Prosper“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power? 8 Their children are firmly established in their presence, their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe and without fear; and no rod of punishment from God is upon them. 10 Their bulls breed without fail; their cows calve and do not miscarry. 11 They allow their children to run like a flock; their little ones dance about. 12 They sing to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp, and make merry to the sound of the flute. 13 They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace. 14 So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways. 15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’
  • Ps 73:11-12 : 11 They say,“How does God know what we do? Is the Most High aware of what goes on?” 12 Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.
  • Jer 5:27 : 27 Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.
  • Job 22:18 : 18 But it was he who filled their houses with good things– yet the counsel of the wicked was far from me.
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 LORD, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.
  • Ps 37:1 : 1 By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!
  • Ps 37:35 : 35 I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

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