Job 21:16
Lo, not in their hand [is] their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
Young's Literal Translation
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 Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'
Cross References
Genesis 49:6Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince.
Job 12:9'Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?
Psalms 1:1O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;
Psalms 52:5Also — God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.
Proverbs 5:8Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,
Luke 16:2and having called him, he said to him, What [is] this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any 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 →