Job 24:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.”
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“He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.”
King James Version · Public Domain“God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes <FI>are<Fi> on their ways.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 24:23 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 11:11Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
- Job 12:6The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
- Psalms 10:5He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
- Psalms 10:13Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
- Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
- Psalms 73:3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Proverbs 5:21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
- Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
- Isaiah 10:8“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
- Isaiah 56:12“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- Amos 8:7The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.
- Amos 9:2Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
- Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
- Luke 12:16Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
- Luke 12:45But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
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