Job 12:5
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5 Those at ease have contempt for misfortune,[a]
but it is ready for those whose feet are unstable.(A)
Footnotes
- 12.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Matthew 25:8
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8 The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
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Proverbs 13:9
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- 13.9 Or shines
Psalm 17:5
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5 My steps have held fast to your paths;
my feet have not slipped.(A)
Luke 16:19-20
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,(A)
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Luke 12:19
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19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’(A)
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Amos 6:1-6
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Complacent Self-Indulgence Will Be Punished
6 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion
and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria,
the notables of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel resorts!(A)
2 Cross over to Calneh and see;
from there go to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better[a] than these kingdoms?
Or is your[b] territory greater than their[c] territory,(B)
3 you who put far away the evil day
and bring near a reign of violence?(C)
4 Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory
and lounge on their couches
and eat lambs from the flock
and calves from the stall,(D)
5 who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like David improvise on instruments of music,(E)
6 who drink wine from bowls
and anoint themselves with the finest oils
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!(F)
Jeremiah 13:16
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16 Give glory to the Lord your God
before he brings darkness
and before your feet stumble
on the mountains at twilight;
while you look for light,
he turns it into gloom
and makes it deep darkness.(A)
Proverbs 20:20
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20 If you curse father or mother,
your lamp will go out in utter darkness.(A)
Psalm 123:3-4
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3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of contempt.(A)
4 Our soul has had more than its fill
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud.(B)
Psalm 94:18
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18 When I thought, “My foot is slipping,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.(A)
Job 18:5
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5 “Surely the light of the wicked is put out,
and the flame of their fire does not shine.(A)
Job 16:4
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4 I also could talk as you do,
if you were in my place;
I could join words together against you
and shake my head at you.(A)
Job 6:5
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5 Does the wild ass bray over its grass
or the ox low over its fodder?
Deuteronomy 32:35
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35 for the day of vengeance[a] and recompense,
for the time when their foot shall slip?
Because the day of their calamity is at hand;
their doom comes swiftly.(A)
Footnotes
- 32.35 Sam Gk: MT vengeance is mine
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