Job 34:36
‘Job ought to be tried
Because he answers like wicked men!
Job 12:6
“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
Job 21:7
“Why do the wicked still live,
Become old, and become mighty in power?
Job 22:15
“Will you keep to the ancient path
That wicked men walked [in the time of Noah],
Job 23:16
“For God has made my heart faint,
And the Almighty has terrified me,
Job 24:1
Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]?
Job 34:8-9
Who goes in company with those who do evil
And walks with wicked men?
Psalm 17:3
You have tried my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
You have tested me and You find nothing [evil in me];
I intend that my mouth will not transgress.
Psalm 26:2
Examine me, O Lord, and try me;
Test my heart and my mind.
James 5:11
You know we call those blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] who were steadfast and endured [difficult circumstances]. You have heard of the patient endurance of Job and you have seen the Lord’s outcome [how He richly blessed Job]. The Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
My desire is that job may be tried
General references
Bible References
My desire is that job may be tried
“For God has made my heart faint,
And the Almighty has terrified me,
You have tried my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
You have tested me and You find nothing [evil in me];
I intend that my mouth will not transgress.
Examine me, O Lord, and try me;
Test my heart and my mind.
His answers
Who goes in company with those who do evil
And walks with wicked men?
“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
“Why do the wicked still live,
Become old, and become mighty in power?
Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]?
General references
Job uselessly opens his mouth
And multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked].”