KJV King James Version
[Though] it be given him [to be] in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways.
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Job 24:23
[Though] it be given him [to be] in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
WEB World English Bible
God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.
ASV American Standard Version
God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes are on their ways.
Surrounding context — Job 24
20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
21 He evil entreateth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
23 [Though] it be given him [to be] in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways.
24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all [other], and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
25 And if [it be] not [so] now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
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Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.Psalm 10:13-14Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].Isaiah 56:12Come ye, [say they], I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant.Psalm 11:4-5The LORD [is] in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne [is] in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.Psalm 73:3-12For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.Proverbs 5:21For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.Job 11:11For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]?Proverbs 25:21-23If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:Jeremiah 12:1-3Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously?Luke 12:16-20And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:Ecclesiastes 8:11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.Amos 8:7The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.Luke 12:45But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;Habakkuk 1:13[Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he?Job 12:6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].Isaiah 10:8-11For he saith, [Are] not my princes altogether kings?
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