Job 21:16

Lo! not in their own hand, is their welfare, The counsel of lawless men, is far from me!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? Or what shall we profit, that we should urge him?

17How oft, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out, and their calamity, cometh upon them, Sorrows, apportioneth he in his anger;

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Cross References

Genesis 49:6Into their circle, do not thou enter my soul! In their convocation, do not thou join mine honour! For in their anger, they slew brave men, And in their wantonness, they ham-strung oxen.

Job 12:9Who knoweth not, among all these, that, the hand of Yahweh, hath done this?

Psalms 1:1How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless,—and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;

Psalms 52:5GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. [Selah.]

Proverbs 5:8Keep far from her thy way, and do not go near the opening of her house:

Luke 16:2And, accosting him, he said unto him—What is this I hear of thee? Render the account of thy stewardship, for thou canst no longer be steward.

Matthew Henry on Job 21:8-17

Prosperity of the Wicked; Abuse of Earthly Prosperity. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? 8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. 12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at… Read the whole commentary →

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