Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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?

Despise

Shine upon

Bible References

Is it good

Job 34:5
For Job has said, 'I am in the right, and God has taken away my right;
Job 36:7
He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
Job 40:2
"Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it."
Lamentations 3:2
he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light;

Despise

Psalm 69:33
For the LORD hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.

The work

Job 14:15
You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands.
Job 34:19
who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
Psalm 138:8
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.
Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.
1 Peter 4:19
Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.

Shine upon

Job 8:20
"Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers.
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?

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