Verse 29

If I be wicked{H7561}{(H8799)}, why then labour{H3021}{(H8799)} I in vain{H1892}?

Referenced Verses

  • Job 9:22 : 22 This is one{H259} thing, therefore I said{H559}{(H8804)} it, He destroyeth{H3615}{(H8764)} the perfect{H8535} and the wicked{H7563}.
  • Job 10:2 : 2 I will say{H559}{(H8799)} unto God{H433}, Do not condemn{H7561}{(H8686)} me; shew{H3045}{(H8685)} me wherefore thou contendest{H7378}{(H8799)} with me.
  • Job 10:7 : 7 Thou knowest{H1847} that I am not wicked{H7561}{(H8799)}; and there is none that can deliver{H5337}{(H8688)} out of thine hand{H3027}.
  • Job 10:14-17 : 14 If I sin{H2398}{(H8804)}, then thou markest{H8104}{(H8804)} me, and thou wilt not acquit{H5352}{(H8762)} me from mine iniquity{H5771}. 15 If I be wicked{H7561}{(H8804)}, woe{H480} unto me; and if I be righteous{H6663}{(H8804)}, yet will I not lift up{H5375}{(H8799)} my head{H7218}. I am full{H7649} of confusion{H7036}; therefore see{H7202}{(H8798)}{(H8676)}{H7200}{(H8798)} thou mine affliction{H6040}; 16 For it increaseth{H1342}{(H8799)}. Thou huntest{H6679}{(H8799)} me as a fierce lion{H7826}: and again{H7725}{(H8799)} thou shewest thyself marvellous{H6381}{(H8691)} upon me. 17 Thou renewest{H2318}{(H8762)} thy witnesses{H5707} against me, and increasest{H7235}{(H8686)} thine indignation{H3708} upon me{H5978}; changes{H2487} and war{H6635} are against me.
  • Job 21:16-17 : 16 Lo, their good{H2898} is not in their hand{H3027}: the counsel{H6098} of the wicked{H7563} is far{H7368}{(H8804)} from me. 17 How oft is the candle{H5216} of the wicked{H7563} put out{H1846}{(H8799)}! and how oft cometh{H935}{(H8799)} their destruction{H343} upon them! God distributeth{H2505}{(H8762)} sorrows{H2256} in his anger{H639}.
  • Job 21:27 : 27 Behold, I know{H3045}{(H8804)} your thoughts{H4284}, and the devices{H4209} which ye wrongfully imagine{H2554}{(H8799)} against me.
  • Job 22:5-9 : 5 Is not thy wickedness{H7451} great{H7227}? and thine iniquities{H5771} infinite{H7093}? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge{H2254}{(H8799)} from thy brother{H251} for nought{H2600}, and stripped{H6584}{(H8686)} the naked{H6174} of their clothing{H899}. 7 Thou hast not given water{H4325} to the weary{H5889} to drink{H8248}{(H8686)}, and thou hast withholden{H4513}{(H8799)} bread{H3899} from the hungry{H7457}. 8 But as for the mighty{H2220} man{H376}, he had the earth{H776}; and the honourable man{H5375}{(H8803)}{H6440} dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} in it. 9 Thou hast sent{H7971}{(H8765)} widows{H490} away empty{H7387}, and the arms{H2220} of the fatherless{H3490} have been broken{H1792}{(H8792)}. 10 Therefore snares{H6341} are round about{H5439} thee, and sudden{H6597} fear{H6343} troubleth{H926}{(H8762)} thee; 11 Or darkness{H2822}, that thou canst not see{H7200}{(H8799)}; and abundance{H8229} of waters{H4325} cover{H3680}{(H8762)} thee. 12 Is not God{H433} in the height{H1363} of heaven{H8064}? and behold{H7200}{(H8798)} the height{H7218} of the stars{H3556}, how high{H7311}{(H8804)} they are! 13 And thou sayest{H559}{(H8804)}, How doth God{H410} know{H3045}{(H8804)}? can he judge{H8199}{(H8799)} through the dark cloud{H6205}? 14 Thick clouds{H5645} are a covering{H5643} to him, that he seeth{H7200}{(H8799)} not; and he walketh{H1980}{(H8691)} in the circuit{H2329} of heaven{H8064}. 15 Hast thou marked{H8104}{(H8799)} the old{H5769} way{H734} which wicked{H205} men{H4962} have trodden{H1869}{(H8804)}? 16 Which were cut down{H7059}{(H8795)} out of time{H6256}, whose foundation{H3247} was overflown{H3332}{(H8714)} with a flood{H5104}: 17 Which said{H559}{(H8802)} unto God{H410}, Depart{H5493}{(H8798)} from us: and what can the Almighty{H7706} do{H6466}{(H8799)} for them? 18 Yet he filled{H4390}{(H8765)} their houses{H1004} with good{H2896} things: but the counsel{H6098} of the wicked{H7563} is far{H7368}{(H8804)} from me. 19 The righteous{H6662} see{H7200}{(H8799)} it, and are glad{H8055}{(H8799)}: and the innocent{H5355} laugh them to scorn{H3932}{(H8799)}. 20 Whereas{H518} our substance{H7009} is not cut down{H3582}{(H8738)}, but the remnant{H3499} of them the fire{H784} consumeth{H398}{(H8804)}. 21 Acquaint{H5532}{(H8685)} now thyself with him, and be at peace{H7999}{(H8798)}: thereby good{H2896} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} unto thee. 22 Receive{H3947}{(H8798)}, I pray thee, the law{H8451} from his mouth{H6310}, and lay up{H7760}{(H8798)} his words{H561} in thine heart{H3824}. 23 If thou return{H7725}{(H8799)} to the Almighty{H7706}, thou shalt be built up{H1129}{(H8735)}, thou shalt put away{H7368} iniquity{H5766} far{H7368}{(H8686)} from thy tabernacles{H168}. 24 Then shalt thou lay up{H7896}{(H8800)} gold{H1220} as{H5921} dust{H6083}, and the gold of Ophir{H211} as the stones{H6697} of the brooks{H5158}. 25 Yea, the Almighty{H7706} shall be thy defence{H1220}, and thou shalt have plenty{H8443} of silver{H3701}. 26 For then shalt thou have thy delight{H6026}{(H8691)} in the Almighty{H7706}, and shalt lift up{H5375}{(H8799)} thy face{H6440} unto God{H433}. 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer{H6279}{(H8686)} unto him, and he shall hear{H8085}{(H8799)} thee, and thou shalt pay{H7999}{(H8762)} thy vows{H5088}. 28 Thou shalt also decree{H1504}{(H8799)} a thing{H562}, and it shall be established{H6965}{(H8799)} unto thee: and the light{H216} shall shine{H5050}{(H8804)} upon thy ways{H1870}. 29 When men are cast down{H8213}{(H8689)}, then thou shalt say{H559}{(H8799)}, There is lifting up{H1466}; and he shall save{H3467}{(H8686)} the humble{H7807} person{H5869}. 30 He shall deliver{H4422}{(H8762)} the island{H336} of the innocent{H5355}: and it is delivered{H4422}{(H8738)} by the pureness{H1252} of thine hands{H3709}.
  • Ps 37:33 : 33 The LORD{H3068} will not leave{H5800}{(H8799)} him in his hand{H3027}, nor condemn{H7561}{H8686)} him when he is judged{H8199}{H8736)}.
  • Ps 73:13 : 13 Verily I have cleansed{H2135}{H8765)} my heart{H3824} in vain{H7385}, and washed{H7364}{H8799)} my hands{H3709} in innocency{H5356}.
  • Jer 2:35 : 35 Yet thou sayest{H559}{(H8799)}, Because I am innocent{H5352}{(H8738)}, surely his anger{H639} shall turn{H7725}{(H8804)} from me. Behold, I will plead{H8199}{(H8737)} with thee, because thou sayest{H559}{(H8800)}, I have not sinned{H2398}{(H8804)}.