Job 22:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But it was he who filled their houses with good things– yet the counsel of the wicked was far from me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 21:16 : 16 But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
  • Job 12:6 : 6 But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident– who carry their god in their hands.
  • 1 Sam 2:7 : 7 The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.
  • Ps 1:1 : 1 ¶ Book 1(Psalms 1-41) How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!
  • 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.
  • Jer 12:2 : 2 You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.
  • Acts 14:17 : 17 yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”
  • Acts 15:16 : 16 ‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the fallen tent of David; I will rebuild its ruins and restore it,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 21:16-17
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    16But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

    17How Often Do the Wicked Suffer?“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

  • Job 22:19-20
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    78%

    19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

    20‘Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire consumes their wealth.’

  • Prov 21:12
    77%

    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Job 18:21
    75%

    21‘Surely such is the residence of an evil man; and this is the place of one who has not known God.’”

  • Prov 3:33
    74%

    33The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

  • Prov 15:6
    74%

    6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.

  • Job 20:28-29
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    74%

    28A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God’s wrath.

    29Such is the lot God allots the wicked, and the heritage of his appointment from God.”

  • Job 22:17
    74%

    17They were saying to God,‘Turn away from us,’ and‘What can the Almighty do to us?’

  • Isa 31:2
    74%

    2Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. He will attack the wicked nation, and the nation that helps those who commit sin.

  • Prov 14:11
    73%

    11The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 12:21
    73%

    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Job 36:17
    73%

    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Hab 2:9
    73%

    9The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.

  • Ps 28:3
    73%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Job 3:14-15
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    73%

    14with kings and counselors of the earth who built for themselves places now desolate,

    15or with princes who possessed gold, who filled their palaces with silver.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Job 21:28
    73%

    28For you say,‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?’

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 12:7
    73%

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Ps 37:27
    73%

    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

  • Prov 12:5
    72%

    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

  • Prov 17:13
    72%

    13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

  • Job 21:9
    72%

    9Their houses are safe and without fear; and no rod of punishment from God is upon them.

  • Prov 10:30
    72%

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Ps 37:16
    72%

    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Mic 6:10
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    10“I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.

  • Prov 13:22
    71%

    22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

  • Job 20:19
    71%

    19For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

  • Ps 52:7
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    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.”

  • Job 15:28
    71%

    28he lived in ruined towns and in houses where no one lives, where they are ready to crumble into heaps.

  • Job 10:3
    71%

    3Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

  • Prov 21:18
    71%

    18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous are taken in the place of the upright.

  • Job 20:22
    71%

    22In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress overtakes him. The full force of misery will come upon him.

  • Prov 2:22
    71%

    22but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

  • Jer 18:22
    71%

    22Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

  • Prov 15:29
    71%

    29The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • Ps 55:15
    71%

    15May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

  • Job 8:22
    71%

    22Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”

  • Prov 12:26
    71%

    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Eccl 8:13
    71%

    13But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

  • Ps 37:22
    71%

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Ps 37:10
    71%

    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

  • Job 12:17
    71%

    17He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.

  • Job 11:14
    71%

    14if iniquity is in your hand– put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.