Job 4:21
Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Doeth not their excellencie which is in them, goe away? they die, euen without wisedome.
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- Luke 16:22–23Rank 3 from verse 21
22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
22And it came to passe that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome: the rich man also died, and was buried.
23And in hell he lift vp his eyes being in torments, and seeth Abraham afarre off, and Lazarus in his bosome:
- Psalms 39:11Rank 4 from verse 21
- Isaiah 14:16Rank 5 from verse 21
16They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
16They that see thee shal narrowly looke vpon thee, and consider thee, saying; Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdomes?
- Isaiah 2:22Rank 6 from verse 21
- James 1:11Rank 7 from verse 21
11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
11For the Sunne is no sooner risen with a burning heate, but it withereth the grasse; and the flowre thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his wayes.
- Luke 12:20Rank 9 from verse 21
- Psalms 146:3–4Rank 10 from verse 21
3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
3*‖Put not your trust in Princes: nor in the sonne of man, in whom there is no helpe.
4His breath goeth foorth, he returneth to his earth: in that very day his thoughts perish.
- Psalms 39:5Rank 11 from verse 21
5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
5†*Behold, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily euery man at his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.
- Psalms 49:14Rank 12 from verse 21
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
14‖‖Like sheepe they are layd in the graue, death shall feede on them; and the vpright shall haue dominion ouer them in the morning, and their beauty shall consume in the graue, from their dwelling.
- Psalms 49:20Rank 13 from verse 21
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Job 4:21
Third-person singular present form of do: does.
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excellency
Surpassing greatness, dignity, superiority, or an eminent and highly valued quality.
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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.
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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.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.
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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.
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20They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
20They are †destroyed from morning to euening: they perish for euer, without any regarding it.
21Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
21Doeth not their excellencie which is in them, goe away? they die, euen without wisedome.
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