Job 22:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.

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  • Isa 9:15 : 15 Elder, and accepted of face, he `is' the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he `is' the tail.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 On the evil `are' both hands to do `it' well, The prince is asking -- also the judge -- for recompence, And the great -- he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.
  • 1 Kgs 21:11-15 : 11 And the men of his city, the elders and the freemen who are dwelling in his city, do as Jezebel hath sent unto them, as written in the letters that she sent unto them, 12 they have proclaimed a fast, and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people, 13 and two men -- sons of worthlessness -- come in, and sit over-against him, and the men of worthlessness testify of him, even Naboth, before the people, saying, `Naboth blessed God and Melech;' and they take him out to the outside of the city, and stone him with stones, and he dieth; 14 and they send unto Jezebel, saying, `Naboth was stoned, and is dead.' 15 And it cometh to pass, at Jezebel's hearing that Naboth hath been stoned, and is dead, that Jezebel saith unto Ahab, `Rise, possess the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, that he refused to give to thee for money, for Naboth is not alive but dead.'
  • Job 13:8 : 8 His face do ye accept, if for God ye strive?
  • Job 29:7-9 : 7 When I go out to the gate by the city, In a broad place I prepare my seat. 8 Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden, And the aged have risen -- they stood up. 9 Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth. 10 The voice of leaders hath been hidden, And their tongue to the palate hath cleaved. 11 For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth `to' me. 12 For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper. 13 The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing. 14 Righteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice. 15 Eyes I have been to the blind, And feet to the lame `am' I. 16 A father I `am' to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out. 17 And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse, And from his teeth I cast away prey.
  • Job 31:34 : 34 Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.
  • Ps 12:8 : 8 Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!
  • Isa 3:3 : 3 Head of fifty, and accepted of faces, And counsellor, and the wise of artificers, And the intelligent of charmers.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 9Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.

  • 7Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

  • 8He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause `them' to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah `are' the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

  • 22For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

  • 22And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.

  • Eccl 5:8-9
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    8If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones `are' over them.

    9And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.

  • 11And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

  • Job 3:14-15
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    14With kings and counsellors of earth, These building wastes for themselves.

    15Or with princes -- they have gold, They are filling their houses `with' silver.

  • 16The heavens -- the heavens `are' Jehovah's, And the earth He hath given to sons of men,

  • 28And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.

  • 19To them alone was the land given, And a stranger passed not over into their midst:

  • 8To cause to sit with princes, With the princes of His people.

  • 24Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who `is' he?

  • 11Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

  • 11Thine `are' the heavens -- the earth also `is' Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.

  • 1A Psalm of David. To Jehovah `is' the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

  • 2Hero and man of war, judge and prophet, And diviner and elder,

  • 13Then him who is left of the honourable ones He caused to rule the people of Jehovah, He caused me to rule among the mighty.

  • 19For he oppressed -- he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.

  • 16He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock `are' his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast.

  • 21For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,

  • 18To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress -- man of the earth!

  • 30The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.

  • 18And he hath filled their houses `with' good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

  • 22A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.

  • 2A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this `is' vanity, and it `is' an evil disease.

  • 7A man -- he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,

  • 11And man saith: `Surely fruit `is' for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!'

  • 29The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

  • 11Kings of earth, and all peoples, Chiefs, and all judges of earth,

  • 7`Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

  • 31An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

  • 8And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

  • 14From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion `is' in life, And `with' Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied `with' sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

  • 12And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

  • 13His soul in good doth remain, And his seed doth possess the land.

  • 8Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!

  • 4They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.

  • 29Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

  • 4Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they -- the high place of the people of the land.

  • 4This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?

  • 16A man -- he hath not oppressed, A pledge he hath not bound, And plunder he hath not taken away, His bread to the hungry he hath given, And the naked he covered with a garment,

  • 2Be lifted up, O Judge of the earth, Send back a recompence on the proud.

  • Jer 22:15-16
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    15Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father -- did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then `it is' well with him.

    16He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then `it is' well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

  • 16A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible `men' retain riches.

  • 12and the riches, and the honour `are' from before Thee, and Thou art ruling over all, and in Thy hand `is' power and might, and in Thy hand, to make great, and to give strength to all.

  • 29For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.