Job 12:5
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.”Job 12:5
What Does Job 12:5 Mean?
Job 12:5 is found in the book of Job, chapter 12, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Job 12:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 123:4“Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.”Psalms 17:5“Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.”Proverbs 13:9“The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.”Matthew 25:8“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.”Deuteronomy 32:35“To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.”Job 6:5“Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?”Job 16:4“I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.”Job 18:5“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.”Psalms 73:2“But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.”Psalms 94:18“When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.”Psalms 123:3“Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.”Proverbs 20:20“Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.”Jeremiah 13:16“Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”Amos 6:1“Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!”Luke 12:19“And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”Luke 16:19“There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:”Galatians 4:14“And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.”
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