Job 21:17
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.”Job 21:17
What Does Job 21:17 Mean?
Job 21:17 is found in the book of Job, chapter 21, verse 17 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 21:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Revelation 18:23“And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.”Job 18:5“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.”Job 29:3“When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;”Proverbs 13:9“The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.”Proverbs 20:20“Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.”Proverbs 24:20“For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.”Genesis 3:17“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”Job 18:6“The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.”Job 18:18“He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.”Psalms 32:10“Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.”Psalms 90:7“For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.”Ecclesiastes 8:14“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.”Matthew 25:8“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.”Luke 12:46“The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.”Romans 2:8“But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,”
People & Places
God
Study Job 21:17 in the ScriptureVerse app
Every verse in the app has a study sheet with its cross-references (OpenBible.info's 344,799) and commentary, and an AI Bible Teacher that shows the verses behind its answers. Coming to iPhone on February 10, 2027.
Join the waitlist