Job 27:17

World English Bible (2000)

he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

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