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Job 21:16–18

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Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
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From verse 16

  1. Job 22:18Rank 1 from verse 16
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    18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

  2. Psalms 1:1Rank 2 from verse 16
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    1BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

  3. Genesis 49:6Rank 3 from verse 16
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    6O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

  4. Proverbs 1:10Rank 4 from verse 16
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    10¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

  5. Psalms 49:6–7Rank 5 from verse 16
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    6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

    7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

  6. Psalms 52:5–7Rank 6 from verse 16
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    5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

    6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

    7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  7. Ecclesiastes 8:8Rank 7 from verse 16
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    8There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

  8. Job 1:21Rank 8 from verse 16
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    21And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

  9. Job 12:9–10Rank 9 from verse 16
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    9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?

    10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

  10. Luke 16:2Rank 10 from verse 16
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    2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

  11. Luke 16:25Rank 11 from verse 16
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    25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

  12. Proverbs 5:8Rank 12 from verse 16
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    8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

From verse 17

  1. Job 18:5–6Rank 1 from verse 17
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    5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

    6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

  2. Proverbs 13:9Rank 2 from verse 17
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    9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  3. Proverbs 20:20Rank 3 from verse 17
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    20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

  4. Job 18:18Rank 4 from verse 17
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    18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

  5. Luke 12:46Rank 5 from verse 17
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    46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

  6. Matthew 25:8Rank 6 from verse 17
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    8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

  7. Proverbs 24:20Rank 7 from verse 17
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    20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

  8. Psalms 32:10Rank 8 from verse 17
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    10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

  9. Psalms 90:7–9Rank 9 from verse 17
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    7For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

    8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

    9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.

  10. Romans 2:8–9Rank 10 from verse 17
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    8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

    9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

From verse 18

  1. Psalms 1:4Rank 1 from verse 18
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    4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

  2. Psalms 83:13Rank 2 from verse 18
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    13O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

  3. Job 13:25Rank 3 from verse 18
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    25Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?

  4. Psalms 35:5Rank 4 from verse 18
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    5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

  5. Isaiah 17:13Rank 5 from verse 18
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    13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

  6. Isaiah 29:5Rank 6 from verse 18
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    5Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.

  7. Jeremiah 13:24Rank 7 from verse 18
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    24Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.

  8. Exodus 15:7Rank 8 from verse 18
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    7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

  9. Hosea 13:3Rank 9 from verse 18
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    3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

  10. Isaiah 40:24Rank 10 from verse 18
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    24Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

  11. Isaiah 41:15–16Rank 11 from verse 18
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    15Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

    16Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

  12. Isaiah 5:24Rank 12 from verse 18
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    24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

  13. Matthew 3:12Rank 13 from verse 18
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    12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

  14. Nahum 1:10Rank 14 from verse 18
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    10For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

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Job 21:16

COMBINED MEANING

lo

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An exclamation meaning look, see, behold, observe, or take notice, used to call immediate attention to what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Job 21:17

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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destruction

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The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

anger

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Sense 1: Strong displeasure or indignation. Sense 2: As a verb, to provoke to such displeasure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 21:18

COMBINED MEANING

stubble

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The dry stalks left after grain is cut or threshed, easily driven or burned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wind

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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

chaff

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The light, dry husks or refuse separated from grain, easily driven by wind or burned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

storm

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A violent disturbance of wind and weather; a tempest or rushing, raging agitation, also used in comparisons for overwhelming force.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Read all 34 verses in Job 21:1–34

21:1BUT Job answered and said,

21:2Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

21:3Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.

21:4As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

21:5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

21:6Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

21:7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

21:8Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.

21:9Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

21:10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

21:11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

21:12They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

21:13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

21:14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

21:15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

21:16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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21:17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

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21:18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

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21:19God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

21:20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

21:21For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

21:22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

21:23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.

21:24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

21:25And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

21:26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

21:27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

21:28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

21:29Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

21:30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

21:31Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

21:32Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

21:33The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

21:34How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

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