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Job 22:17–18

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Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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From verse 17

  1. Job 21:14–15Rank 1 from verse 17
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    14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

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

  2. Psalms 4:6Rank 2 from verse 17
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    6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

  3. Romans 1:28Rank 3 from verse 17
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    28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

  4. Isaiah 30:11Rank 4 from verse 17
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    11Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.

  5. Job 21:10Rank 5 from verse 17
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    10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

From verse 18

  1. Job 21:16Rank 1 from verse 18
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    16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

  2. Job 12:6Rank 2 from verse 18
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    6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

  3. 1 Samuel 2:7Rank 3 from verse 18
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    7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

  4. Acts 14:17Rank 4 from verse 18
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    17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

  5. Jeremiah 12:2Rank 5 from verse 18
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    2Thou 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.

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Job 22:17

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

depart

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1. To leave, go away, or move from a place or person. 2. To cease to remain, be removed, disappear, or pass away. 3. To turn or separate from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. To leave earthly life or this world.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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Job 22:18

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

filled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

houses

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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.

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

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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.

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16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

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18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

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