Habakkuk 1:13
You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and can not look on iniquity: wherefore look you upon them that deal treacherously, and hold your tongue when the wicked devours the man that is more righteous than he?
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14And make men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:15You shall not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto you:
1 Kings 2:32And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to know, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
Job 15:15Behold, he puts no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
Psalms 5:4For you are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.
Psalms 10:15Break you the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till you find none.
Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 1:13-17
The Prophet's Plea; The Prophet's Complaint. ( b. c. 600.) 12 Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die . O Lord , thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. 13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? 14 And makest men as the fishes of the… Read the whole commentary →