Job 21:16

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Summary

Job 21:16

Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Lo

The counsel

Proverbs 5:8

General references

Job 9:29

Bible References

Lo

and exclaimed: "I left my mother's womb naked, and I will return to God naked. The LORD has given, and the LORD has taken. May the name of the LORD be blessed."

Who among all of these doesn't know that the LORD's hand made them,

those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?

But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude

Just as no human being has control over the wind to restrain it, so also no human being has control over the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged during war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

So he called for him and asked him, "What's this I hear about you? You can't be my manager any longer. Now give me a report about your management!'

The counsel

"Though God fills their houses with good things, the counsel of the wicked will remain far from me.

I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.

How blessed is the person, who does not take the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners, and who does not sit in the seat of mockers.

My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

Keep far away from her, and don't go near the entrance to her house,

General references

I will be condemned, so why should I wear myself out with this futility?