Job 5
Treated in 10 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 5:17 How blessed is the one whom God corrects! So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty. 4
- 5:13 He catches the wise in their own cunning, and the schemes of the devious are swept away. 2
- 5:5 The hungry eat up his harvest, taking it even from among the thorns, and a trap lies open for their wealth. 1
- 5:7 No, human beings are born to trouble, as sparks fly upward. 1
- 5:12 He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands achieve nothing. 1
- 5:19 He will rescue you from six troubles; in seven, no harm will touch you. 1
Open Word Bible
Where it is preached
- Communion with God ·
Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites Job v. 12–14
…and that upon this account, — the Lord gives them the spirit of giddiness. So also Job v. 12–14. They meet with darkness in the day-time: when all things seem clear about them, and a…
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Job 5: 17
…them happy, therefore they are not miserable. ‘Happy is the man whom God correcteth.’ Job 5: 17. The world counts them happy who can keep out of affliction; but the Scripture calls them…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.1 The First Commandment cites Job 5: 13
…parts; he deifies himself, but how often does God take the wise in their own craftiness! Job 5: 13. Ahithophel had a great wit, his counsel was as the oracle of God; but his wit brought…
- All Things for Good ·
The worst things work for good to the godly cites Job v. 17
…good, as they are the means of making us happy. “Happy is the man whom God correcteth” (Job v. 17). What politician or moralist ever placed happiness in the cross? Job does. “Happy is the…
- Practical Religion ·
Riches and Poverty cites Job v. 17
…the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty." (Job v. 17.) What says St. Paul? "Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth." (Heb. xii. 6.) One great…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
October cites Job v. 17
…shouldst see the glory of God.”—Macduff. October 5 Happy is the man whom God correcteth. Job v. 17. Happy, because the correction is designed to bring him into paths of blessedness and…
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith ·
The Month of August cites Job 5:19
…"He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee" Job 5:19 Eliphaz in this spoke the truth of God. We may have as many troubles as the workdays of…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Wisdom of God cites Job 5:13
…counsel into foolishness.’ 2 Sam 15:31. ‘God taketh the wise in their own craftiness;’ Job 5:13; that is, when they think to deal wisely, he not only disappoints them, but ensnares…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Man's Misery by the Fall cites Job 5:7
…diu torqueri [Long life is merely long torment]. Augustine. ‘Man is born to trouble.’ Job 5:7. Every one is not born heir to land, but he is born heir to trouble. As well separate…
- A Body of Divinity ·
A Believer's Privilege at Death cites Job 5:5
…birth-right; you may as well separate weight from lead, as trouble from the life of man. Job 5:5. King Henry’s emblem was a crown hung in a bush of thorns. There is a far greater…