Job 21:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:16 — KJV
“Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
— Job 21:16 (KJV)
Job 21:16 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 21:16
“Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? work: Heb. labour”
Shares key themes with Job 21:16: good, hand, counsel
“Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:16: good, counsel, wicked
“Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:”
Shares key themes with Job 21:16: hand, counsel, wicked
“If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:16: hand, wicked, far
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Job 21:16: good, hand
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