Job 21:16
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”Job 21:16
What Does Job 21:16 Mean?
Job 21:16 is found in the book of Job, chapter 21, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Job 21:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 1:1“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”Job 22:18“Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”Genesis 49:6“O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.”Psalms 49:6“They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;”Psalms 52:5“God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.”Proverbs 1:10“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”2 Samuel 20:20“And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.”Job 1:21“And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”Job 9:29“If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?”Job 10:3“Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?”Job 12:9“Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?”Proverbs 5:8“Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:”Ecclesiastes 8:8“There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.”Luke 16:2“And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.”Luke 16:25“But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.”
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