Job 24:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 24:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 24:21 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 24:21 — KJV
“He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.”
— Job 24:21 (KJV)
Job 24:21 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 24:21
“For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:21: evil, beareth, doeth
“Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”
Shares key themes with Job 24:21: evil, doeth, good
“Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:21: evil, doeth, good
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:21: evil, good
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die”
Shares key themes with Job 24:21: evil, good
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