Job 20:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?”
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“the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”
King James Version · Public Domain“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“That the singing of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 20:5 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
- Judges 16:21Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.
- 2 Samuel 18:14But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
- 2 Samuel 18:15And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
- Esther 5:11Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
- Job 5:3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
- Job 8:12While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
- Job 8:19Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
- Job 15:29He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
- Job 18:5Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
- Job 21:28For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
- Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Job 27:13This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
- Job 27:19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
- Psalms 37:10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
- Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
- Psalms 37:36yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
- Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
- Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
- Matthew 13:20The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
- Acts 12:22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
- Galatians 6:4Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.
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