Job 14:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 9:5 : 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward– and even the memory of them disappears.
  • Isa 63:16 : 16 For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, LORD, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.
  • Isa 39:7-8 : 7 ‘Some of your very own descendants whom you father will be taken away and will be made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” 8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah,“The LORD’s message which you have announced is appropriate.” Then he thought,“For there will be peace and stability during my lifetime.”
  • 1 Sam 4:20 : 20 As she was dying, the women who were there with her said,“Don’t be afraid! You have given birth to a son!” But she did not reply or pay any attention.
  • Ps 39:6 : 6 Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”
  • Eccl 2:18-19 : 18 Futility of Being a Workaholic So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor. 19 Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!

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    22His flesh only has pain for him, and he mourns for himself.”

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    9People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.

    10His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.

    11His bones were full of his youthful vigor, but that vigor will lie down with him in the dust.

  • Eccl 5:14
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    14Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.

  • Job 21:19-21
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    19You may say,‘God stores up a man’s punishment for his children!’ Instead let him repay the man himself so that he may be humbled!

    20Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty.

    21For what is his interest in his home after his death, when the number of his months has been broken off?

  • Hos 7:9
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    9Foreigners are consuming what his strenuous labor produced, but he does not recognize it! His head is filled with gray hair, but he does not realize it!

  • Ps 49:17-20
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    17For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.

    18He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive:“May men praise you, for you have done well!”

    19But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.

    20Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.

  • Prov 17:6
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    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Ezek 18:14
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    14“But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.

  • Job 14:20
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    20You overpower him once for all, and he departs; you change his appearance and send him away.

  • Prov 29:21
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    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

  • Job 18:17-18
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    17His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.

    18He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.

  • Job 18:20
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    20People of the west are appalled at his fate; people of the east are seized with horror, saying,

  • Job 5:4
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    4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.

  • Prov 15:20
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    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Job 4:21
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    21Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.

  • Job 15:21
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    21Terrifying sounds fill his ears; in a time of peace marauders attack him.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

  • Job 17:4-5
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    4Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.

    5If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Deut 21:18
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    18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

  • Job 27:14-15
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    14If his children increase– it is for the sword! His offspring never have enough to eat.

    15Those who survive him are buried by the plague, and their widows do not mourn for them.

  • Job 35:15
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    2He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.

  • Job 24:23
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    23God may let them rest in a feeling of security, but he is constantly watching all their ways.

  • Job 21:31-32
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    31No one denounces his conduct to his face; no one repays him for what he has done.

    32And when he is carried to the tombs, and watch is kept over the funeral mound,

  • Job 33:21
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    21His flesh wastes away from sight, and his bones, which were not seen, are easily visible.

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    13They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.

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    13The labor pains of a woman will overtake him, but the baby will lack wisdom; when the time arrives, he will not come out of the womb!

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    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

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    21For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps.

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    11He says to himself,“God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”

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    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Prov 24:22
    69%

    22for suddenly their destruction will overtake them, and who knows the ruinous judgment both the LORD and the king can bring?

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    29He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

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    37Finally he sent his son to them, saying,‘They will respect my son.’

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    7His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down.