Job 20:10
His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 20:18 : 18 He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.
- Job 27:16-17 : 16 If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, 17 what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.
- Ps 109:10 : 10 May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!
- Prov 6:31 : 31 Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.
- Prov 28:3 : 3 A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
- Luke 19:8 : 8 But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord,“Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!”
- Exod 9:2 : 2 For if you refuse to release them and continue holding them,
- Exod 12:36 : 36 The LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and they gave them whatever they wanted, and so they plundered Egypt.
- Exod 22:1 : 1 Laws about Property(21:37)“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox, and four sheep for the one sheep.
- Exod 22:3 : 3 If the sun has risen on him, then there is blood guilt for him. A thief must surely make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he will be sold for his theft.
- 2 Sam 12:6 : 6 Because he committed this cold-hearted crime, he must pay for the lamb four times over!”
- Job 5:4 : 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Job 20:18-225 verses80%
18He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.
19For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.
20For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.
21“Nothing is left for him to devour; that is why his prosperity does not last.
22In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress overtakes him. The full force of misery will come upon him.
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11His bones were full of his youthful vigor, but that vigor will lie down with him in the dust.
- Ps 109:10-123 verses77%
10May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!
11May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property!
12May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children!
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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.
- Prov 13:22-232 verses74%
22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.
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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 14:21-222 verses74%
21If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
22His flesh only has pain for him, and he mourns for himself.”
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17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
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16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.
- Job 21:19-202 verses73%
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.
- Job 20:27-282 verses73%
27The heavens reveal his iniquity; the earth rises up against him.
28A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God’s wrath.
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9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.
- Job 27:14-152 verses73%
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 33:25-262 verses73%
25then his flesh is restored like a youth’s; he returns to the days of his youthful vigor.
26He entreats God, and God delights in him, he sees God’s face with rejoicing, and God restores to him his righteousness.
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41but then he may go free, he and his children with him, and may return to his family and to the property of his ancestors.
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8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.
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27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.
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14You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.
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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.
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9you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.
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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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26All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.
- Ps 112:9-102 verses71%
9He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.
10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.
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31Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.
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19He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.
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6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.
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10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.
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14LORD, 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.
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7The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
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24The Contrast With the Past“Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.
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13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
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17refrains from wrongdoing, does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father’s iniquity; he will surely live.
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5If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.
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19He has neither children nor descendants among his people, no survivor in those places he once stayed.
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30A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the Lord.
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31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.
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20For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.