Verse 8

(for while he lived among them day after day, that righteous man was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 119:158 : 158 I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.
• Prov 25:26 : 26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.
• Ps 119:136 : 136 Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.
• Ezek 9:4 : 4 The LORD said to him,“Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it.”
• Ezek 9:6 : 6 Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women– wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!” So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.
• Mal 3:15-17 : 15 So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!’” 16 Then those who respected the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD took notice. A scroll was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the LORD and honored his name. 17 “They will belong to me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“in the day when I prepare my own special property. I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
• 1 Tim 1:9 : 9 realizing that law is not intended for a righteous person, but for lawless and rebellious people, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
• Jas 5:16 : 16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.
• Ps 119:139 : 139 My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget your instructions.
• Prov 28:12 : 12 When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.