Proverbs 24:7 Cross References - ISV

⁷ Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.

⁴ His children are far from deliverance; they’ll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them.

⁷ Job Remembers His Respected Position“Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza. ⁸ The young men would see me and withdraw, and the aged would rise and stand. ⁹ Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands. ¹⁰ The voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths.”
¹¹ Job Remembers His Acts of Kindness“When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved me, ¹² because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them. ¹³ Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy. ¹⁴ I put on righteousness like clothing; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban. ¹⁵ I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame. ¹⁶ I was a father to the needy; I diligently inquired into the case of those I didn’t know. ¹⁷ I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop the prey.”
¹⁸ Job Remembers His Previous Condition“I used to say: ‘I will die in my home. I’m going to live as many days as there are grains of sand on the shore. ¹⁹ My roots have spread out and have found water, and dew settles at night on my branches. ²⁰ My glory renews for me and my bow is as good as new in my hand.’ ²¹ “They listened and waited for me, as they remained in silence for my counsel. ²² After I spoke, they had nothing to say, when what I said hit them. ²³ They waited for me as one waits for rain, as one opens his mouth to drink in a spring rain shower. ²⁴ I smiled at them when they had no confidence, and no one could discourage me. ²⁵ I set an example of the way to live, as a leader would; I lived like a king among his army; like one who comforts mourners.”

²¹ if I’ve raised my hand against an orphan when I thought I would against him in court,

⁵ Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

⁵ How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are unfathomable. ⁶ A stupid man doesn’t know, and a fool can’t comprehend this:

⁶ A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but learning comes easily to someone who understands.

²⁴ The way of life leads upward for the wise so he may avoid Sheol below.

²⁴ A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals.

²² Don’t rob the poor person because he is poor, and don’t crush the helpless in court,

⁸ Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction. ⁹ Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

²¹ those who make a person appear to be the offender in a lawsuit, who set a trap for someone who is making his defense in court, and push aside the innocent with specious arguments.

¹⁰ They have hated those who are presenting their cases in court, detesting the one who speaks truthfully.

¹² and because I know that your transgressions are many, and your sins are numerous as you oppose the righteous, taking bribes as a ransom, and turning away the poor in court—

¹⁵ Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in court— perhaps the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, will be gracious to the survivors of Joseph.’”

¹⁴ A person who isn’t spiritual doesn’t accept the things of God’s Spirit, for they are nonsense to him. He can’t understand them because they are spiritually evaluated.