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 declared, “I am righteous,
yet God has deprived me of justice.
Job 36:7
He does not remove His gaze from the righteous,
but He seats them forever with enthroned kings,
and they are exalted.
Job 40:2
Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
Let him who argues with God give an answer.
Lamentations 3:2
He has driven me away and forced me to walk
in darkness instead of light.

Despise

Psalm 69:33
For the Lord listens to the needy
and does not despise
His own 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
God is not partial to princes
and does not favor the rich over the poor,
for they are all the work of His hands.
Psalm 138:8
The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.
Lord, Your love is eternal;
do not abandon the work of Your hands.
Isaiah 64:8
Yet Lord, You are our Father;
we are the clay, and You are our potter;
we all are the work of Your hands.
1 Peter 4:19
So those who suffer according to God’s will should, while doing what is good, entrust themselves to a faithful Creator.

Shine upon

Job 8:20
Look, God does not reject a person of integrity,
and He will not support evildoers.
Jeremiah 12:1
You will be righteous, Lord,
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?

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