Job 21:7
King James Version
7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
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Job 21:7
New King James Version
7 (A)Why do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?
Job 21:7
English Standard Version
7 (A)Why do the wicked live,
reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
Job 21:13
King James Version
13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
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Job 21:13
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Psalm 37:7
King James Version
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
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Psalm 37:7
New King James Version
7 Rest in the Lord, (A)and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who (B)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Psalm 37:7
English Standard Version
7 (A)Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
(B)fret not yourself over the one who (C)prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
Jeremiah 5:27-28
King James Version
27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
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Jeremiah 5:27-28
New King James Version
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
28 They have grown (A)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [a]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (B)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(C)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook
Jeremiah 5:27-28
English Standard Version
27 Like a cage full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich;
28 (A)they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
(B)they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
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