Job 20:18
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.”Job 20:18
What Does Job 20:18 Mean?
Job 20:18 is found in the book of Job, chapter 20, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 20:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 6:31“But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.”Job 20:10“His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.”Job 20:15“He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.”Proverbs 1:12“Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:”Jeremiah 22:13“Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;”Jeremiah 51:44“And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.”Job 20:5“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”Job 31:25“If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;”Job 31:29“If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:”Proverbs 21:20“There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.”Proverbs 28:22“He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.”Isaiah 24:7“The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.”Jeremiah 11:15“What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.”Jeremiah 22:17“But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.”Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.”Hosea 8:7“For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.”Matthew 23:13“But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.”Matthew 23:24“Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.”Exodus 22:5“If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.”Job 18:15“It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.”
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