Job 8:13

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“Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.”

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BSBPD

“Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“So <FI>are<Fi> the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth perish,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 8:13 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 6:12be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  2. Deuteronomy 8:11Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
  3. Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  4. Deuteronomy 8:19If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
  5. Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
  6. Job 13:16Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
  7. Job 15:34For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
  8. Job 18:14He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
  9. Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
  10. Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
  11. Job 36:13The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
  12. Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
  13. Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
  14. Psalms 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
  15. Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
  16. Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
  17. Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
  18. Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
  19. Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
  20. Isaiah 51:13But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?
  21. Lamentations 3:18So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”
  22. Matthew 24:51Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  23. Luke 12:1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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