Job 24:23 Cross References - JPS_ASV_Byz

²³ Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth, yet His eyes are upon their ways.

¹¹ For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it?

⁶ The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure, in whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.

¹³ Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'? ¹⁴ Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

⁴ The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD, His throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids try, the children of men. ⁵ The LORD trieth the righteous; but the wicked and him that loveth violence His soul hateth.

³ For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. ⁴ For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound. ⁵ In the trouble of man they are not; neither are they plagued like men. ⁶ Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment. ⁷ Their eyes stand forth from fatness; they are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart. ⁸ They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high. ⁹ They have set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. ¹⁰ Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them. ¹¹ And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?' ¹² Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches.

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He maketh even all his paths.

³ The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

²¹ If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink; ²² For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee. ²³ The north wind bringeth forth rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

⁸ (5:7) If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent perverting of justice and righteousness in the state, marvel not at the matter; for one higher than the high watcheth, and there are higher than they.

¹¹ Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil;

⁸ For he saith: 'Are not my princes all of them kings? ⁹ Is not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus? ¹⁰ As my hand hath reached the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did exceed them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; ¹¹ Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?'

¹² 'Come ye, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.'

¹ Right wouldest Thou be, O LORD, were I to contend with Thee, yet will I reason with Thee: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they secure that deal very treacherously? ² Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit; Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. ³ But Thou, O LORD, knowest me, Thou seest me, and triest my heart toward Thee; pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

⁷ The LORD hath sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their works.

² Though they dig into the nether-world, thence shall My hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

¹³ Thou that art of eyes too pure to behold evil, and that canst not look on mischief, wherefore lookest Thou, when they deal treacherously, and holdest Thy peace, when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;

¹⁶ And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully; ¹⁷ and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits? ¹⁸ And he said, This will I do; I will pull down my barns, and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years, take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. ²⁰ But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee, and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

⁴⁵ But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming, and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,

³ When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall in no wise escape.

²³ And I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts; and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.