Job 15:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.”
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“A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`All days of the wicked he is paining himself, And few years have been laid up for the terrible one.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 15:20 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 4:14Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
- Job 24:1“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
- Job 27:13This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
- Psalms 90:3You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
- Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
- Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.
- Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- Romans 8:22We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.
- James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
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