Habakkuk 1:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

Of

1 Peter 1:15

Wherefore

Psalm 10:1

Psalm 73:3

Jeremiah 12:1

Deal

Isaiah 21:2

Isaiah 33:1

Holdest

The wicked

Acts 3:13

General references

Deuteronomy 25:1

Bible References

Of

Behold, he puts no trust in his saints, and not even the heavens are clean in his sight.

For thou art not a God that loves wickedness; neither shall one who is evil dwell with thee.

The LORD is in the temple of his holiness, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.

Samech The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

but as he who has called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Wherefore

Why dost thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?

For I became angry against the foolish when I saw the peace of the wicked.

Righteous art thou, O LORD, even though I dispute with thee: even so, I will speak judgments with thee; Why does the way of the wicked prosper? All those that completely rebel against thee have peace.

Deal

A grievous vision is shown unto me. For one who is treacherous, another who deals treacherously, and for one destroyer, another destroyer. Rise up, Elam; besiege Media; all the sighing thereof I have made to cease.

Woe to thee that dost spoil, and thou wast not spoiled; and dost deal treacherously, and they did not deal treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Holdest

For if thou art silent at this time, then enlargement and deliverance shall arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed; and who knows whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

This thou hast seen, O LORD; do not keep silence; O Lord, do not be far from me.

Our God shall come and shall not keep silence; a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Do not keep silence, O God; do not hold thy peace, and do not be still, O God.

Open thy mouth for those who cannot speak in the judgment of all the sons of death.

Wilt thou refrain thyself regarding these things, O LORD? Wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict us very sore?

The wicked

Why dost thou cause me to see iniquity and cause me to behold grievance and destruction and violence before me, in addition to those that raise up strife and contention?

How much more unto wicked men who have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? Shall I not, therefore, now require his blood of your hand and remove you from the earth?

And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and slew them with the sword without my father David knowing of it: Abner, the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

Zain The wicked plots against the just and gnashes upon him with his teeth.

Be merciful unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; he oppresses me fighting me daily.

him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken and by wicked hands have crucified and slain,

The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom ye delivered up and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged to let him go.

General references

If there is a controversy between persons and they come unto judgment and they are judged, then they shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.