Job 4:5
But now the same thing comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are terrified.
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- Job 19:21 : 21 Have pity on me, my friends, have pity on me, for the hand of God has struck me.
- Prov 24:10 : 10 You have slacked off in the day of trouble– your strength is small!
- 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Paul’s Perseverance in Ministry Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, we do not become discouraged.
- 2 Cor 4:16 : 16 Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
- Heb 12:3 : 3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.
- Heb 12:5 : 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?“My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.
- Job 1:11 : 11 But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!”
- Job 2:5 : 5 But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!”
- Job 3:25-26 : 25 For the very thing I dreaded has happened to me, and what I feared has come upon me. 26 I have no ease, I have no quietness; I cannot rest; turmoil has come upon me.”
- Job 6:14 : 14 Disappointing Friends“To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
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