Job 24:16

In the dark they break into houses;
by day they lock themselves in,
never experiencing the light.

John 3:20

For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

Exodus 22:2-3

If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed.

Job 24:13

The wicked are those who rebel against the light.
They do not recognize its ways
or stay on its paths.

Job 38:12-13

Have you ever in your life commanded the morning
or assigned the dawn its place,

Ezekiel 12:5-7

As they watch, dig through the wall and take the bags out through it.

Ezekiel 12:12

The prince who is among them will lift his bags to his shoulder in the dark and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land with his eyes.

Matthew 6:19

“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 24:43

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

Ephesians 5:11-13

Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

General references

Bible References

In the dark

Exodus 22:2
If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed.
Ezekiel 12:5
As they watch, dig through the wall and take the bags out through it.
Matthew 24:43
But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

They know

Job 24:13
The wicked are those who rebel against the light.
They do not recognize its ways
or stay on its paths.
Job 38:12
Have you ever in your life commanded the morning
or assigned the dawn its place,
John 3:20
For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.
Ephesians 5:11
Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

General references

Psalm 104:22
The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens.
John 1:5
That light shines in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome it.

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