Job 9:29

“I am accounted wicked,
Why then should I toil in vain?

Job 9:22

“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’

Job 10:2

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Let me know why You contend with me.

Job 10:7

‘According to Your knowledge I am indeed not guilty,
Yet there is no deliverance from Your hand.

Job 10:14-17

If I sin, then You would take note of me,
And would not acquit me of my guilt.

Job 21:16-17

“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Job 21:27

“Behold, I know your thoughts,
And the plans by which you would wrong me.

Job 22:5-30

“Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquities without end?

Psalm 37:33

The Lord will not leave him in his hand
Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

Psalm 73:13

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
And washed my hands in innocence;

Jeremiah 2:35

Yet you said, ‘I am innocent;
Surely His anger is turned away from me.’
Behold, I will enter into judgment with you
Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

Bible References

General references

Job 9:22
“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
Job 10:7
‘According to Your knowledge I am indeed not guilty,
Yet there is no deliverance from Your hand.
Job 21:16
“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 22:5
“Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquities without end?
Psalm 73:13
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
And washed my hands in innocence;
Jeremiah 2:35
Yet you said, ‘I am innocent;
Surely His anger is turned away from me.’
Behold, I will enter into judgment with you
Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’