Job 15:31

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Let him not trust in what is worthless, deceiving himself; for worthlessness will be his reward.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 59:4 : 4 No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.
  • Hos 8:7 : 7 The Fertility Cultists Will Become Infertile They sow the wind, and so they will reap the whirlwind! The stalk does not have any standing grain; it will not produce any flour. Even if it were to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it all up.
  • Jonah 2:8 : 8 Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
  • Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows, 8 because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
  • Eph 5:6 : 6 Live in the Light Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.
  • Job 4:8 : 8 Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
  • Job 12:16 : 16 With him are strength and prudence; both the one who goes astray and the one who misleads are his.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
  • Prov 22:8 : 8 The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.
  • Isa 17:10-11 : 10 For you ignore the God who rescues you; you pay no attention to your strong protector. So this is what happens: You cultivate beautiful plants and plant exotic vines. 11 The day you begin cultivating, you do what you can to make it grow; the morning you begin planting, you do what you can to make it sprout. Yet the harvest will disappear in the day of disease and incurable pain.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say,‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Job 15:32
    78%

    32Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish.

  • Job 15:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

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

    30He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God’s mouth.

  • Prov 11:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Ps 62:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.

    10Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

  • Ps 52:7
    72%

    7“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

  • Prov 21:6
    72%

    6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

  • 1 Cor 3:18
    72%

    18Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

  • Ps 39:6
    72%

    6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

  • Jer 10:15
    72%

    15They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

  • Jer 51:18
    72%

    18They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

  • Job 8:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14whose trust is in something futile, whose security is a spider’s web.

    15He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.

  • Isa 44:20
    72%

    20He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say,‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’

  • Gal 6:7
    71%

    7Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,

  • Ps 36:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Gal 6:3
    71%

    3For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

  • Prov 28:26
    71%

    26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

  • Job 31:5
    71%

    5If I have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit–

  • Job 12:16
    71%

    16With him are strength and prudence; both the one who goes astray and the one who misleads are his.

  • Prov 26:19
    71%

    19so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”

  • Job 18:14
    71%

    14He is dragged from the security of his tent, and marched off to the king of terrors.

  • Jer 17:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5Individuals Are Challenged to Put Their Trust in the Lord The LORD says,“I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the LORD.

    6They will be like a shrub in the arid rift valley. They will not experience good things even when they happen. It will be as though they were growing in the stony wastes in the wilderness, in a salt land where no one can live.

  • Prov 22:8
    70%

    8The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

  • Jer 7:8
    70%

    8“‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

  • Prov 1:32
    70%

    32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • Isa 47:10
    70%

    10You were complacent in your evil deeds; you thought,‘No one sees me.’ Your self-professed wisdom and knowledge lead you astray, when you say,‘I am unique! No one can compare to me!’

  • Prov 20:14
    70%

    14“It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts.

  • Eph 5:6
    70%

    6Live in the Light Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.

  • Prov 30:6
    70%

    6Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.

  • Job 18:16
    70%

    16Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.

  • Job 41:9
    70%

    9(41:1) See, his expectation is wrong, he is laid low even at the sight of it.

  • Job 11:11
    70%

    11For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?

  • Prov 14:8
    70%

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Job 15:22
    70%

    22He does not expect to escape from darkness; he is marked for the sword;

  • Prov 26:5
    70%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 28:19
    70%

    19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

  • Job 5:13
    70%

    13He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.

  • Job 18:7
    69%

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

  • Prov 1:17
    69%

    17Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

  • Job 21:31
    69%

    31No one denounces his conduct to his face; no one repays him for what he has done.

  • Eccl 2:21
    69%

    21For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!

  • Job 15:35
    69%

    35They conceive trouble and bring forth evil; their belly prepares deception.”

  • Prov 25:14
    69%

    14Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

  • Ps 49:6
    69%

    6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.