Psalms 107:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

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  • Lam 3:39 : 39 What -- sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?
  • Isa 57:17-18 : 17 For the iniquity of his dishonest gain, I have been wroth, and I smite him, Hiding -- and am wroth, And he goeth on turning back in the way of his heart. 18 His ways I have seen, and I heal him, yea, I lead him, And recompense comforts to him and to his mourning ones.
  • Isa 65:6-7 : 6 Lo, it is written before Me: `I am not silent, but have recompensed; And I have recompensed into their bosom, 7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, said Jehovah, Who have made perfume on the mountains, And on the heights have reproached Me, And I have measured their former work into their bosom.'
  • Jer 2:19 : 19 Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing `Is' thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.
  • Num 11:33-34 : 33 The flesh is yet between their teeth -- it is not yet cut off -- and the anger of Jehovah hath burned among the people, and Jehovah smiteth among the people -- a very great smiting; 34 and `one' calleth the name of that place Kibroth-Hattaavah, for there they have buried the people who lust.
  • Num 12:10-13 : 10 and the cloud hath turned aside from off the tent, and lo, Miriam `is' leprous as snow; and Aaron turneth unto Miriam, and lo, leprous! 11 And Aaron saith unto Moses, `O, my lord, I pray thee, lay not upon us sin `in' which we have been foolish, and `in' which we have sinned; 12 let her not, I pray thee, be as `one' dead, when in his coming out from the womb of his mother -- the half of his flesh is consumed.' 13 And Moses crieth unto Jehovah, saying, `O God, I pray Thee, give, I pray Thee, healing to her.'
  • Num 21:5-9 : 5 and the people speak against God, and against Moses, `Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.' 6 And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die; 7 and the people come in unto Moses and say, `We have sinned, for we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, and He doth turn aside from us the serpent;' and Moses prayeth in behalf of the people. 8 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Make for thee a burning `serpent', and set it on an ensign; and it hath been, every one who is bitten and hath seen it -- he hath lived. 9 And Moses maketh a serpent of brass, and setteth it on the ensign, and it hath been, if the serpent hath bitten any man, and he hath looked expectingly unto the serpent of brass -- he hath lived.
  • Ps 14:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.
  • Ps 38:1-8 : 1 A Psalm of David, `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me. 2 For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand. 3 Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me. 5 Stunk -- become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly. 6 I have been bent down, I have been bowed down -- unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning. 7 For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh. 8 I have been feeble and smitten -- unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.
  • Ps 92:6 : 6 A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
  • Prov 7:7 : 7 And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,
  • Prov 7:22 : 22 He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 107:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,

    19And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

  • Ps 107:27-28
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    27They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

    28And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.

  • Ps 107:16
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    16For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.

  • Ps 107:10-13
    4 verses
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    10Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

    11Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

    12And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

    13And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.

  • Jer 5:4
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    4And I -- I said, `Surely these `are' poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

  • Ps 107:39
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    39And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.

  • Prov 14:8-9
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    73%

    8The wisdom of the prudent `is' to understand his way, And the folly of fools `is' deceit.

    9Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing.

  • Prov 19:29
    72%

    29Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!

  • Ps 94:8
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    8Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A provocation to his father `is' a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

  • Prov 26:9-10
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    71%

    9A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10Great `is' the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.

  • Ps 53:1
    71%

    1To the Overseer. -- `On a disease.' -- An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, `There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.

  • 2 Cor 11:19
    71%

    19for gladly do ye bear with the fools -- being wise,

  • Ps 38:5
    71%

    5Stunk -- become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.

  • Ps 14:1
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    1To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

  • Prov 17:16
    71%

    16Why `is' this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

    7The mouth of a fool `is' ruin to him, And his lips `are' the snare of his soul.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

  • Ps 107:5-6
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    70%

    5Hungry -- yea -- thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,

    6And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

  • Eccl 4:5
    70%

    5The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:

  • Jer 4:22
    70%

    22For my people `are' foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons `are' they, yea, they `are' not intelligent, Wise `are' they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.

  • Rom 1:22
    70%

    22professing to be wise, they were made fools,

  • Prov 26:7
    70%

    7Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He `is' a fool.'

  • Ps 119:67
    70%

    67Before I am afflicted, I -- I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

  • Ps 92:6
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    6A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --

  • Prov 26:3
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    3A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

  • Job 36:8
    70%

    8And if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction,

  • Job 12:17
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    17Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.

  • Ps 107:34
    69%

    34A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

  • Job 24:12
    69%

    12Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

  • Job 30:8
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    8Sons of folly -- even sons without name, They have been smitten from the land.

  • Ps 106:43
    69%

    43Many times He doth deliver them, And they rebel in their counsel, And they are brought low in their iniquity.

  • Jer 30:15
    69%

    15What! -- thou criest concerning thy breach! Incurable `is' thy pain, Because of the abundance of thy iniquity, Mighty have been thy sins! I have done these to thee.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool `is' right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel `is' wise.