Job 22:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.

Cross References

Job 12:19

He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;

Job 13:8

Will you have respect for God's person in this cause, and put yourselves forward as his supporters?

Job 31:34

For fear of the great body of people, or for fear that families might make sport of me, so that I kept quiet, and did not go out of my door;

Job 9:24

The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?

Psalm 12:8

The sinners are walking on every side, and evil is honoured among the children of men.

Isaiah 3:3

The captain of fifty, and the man of high position, and the wise guide, and the wonder-worker, and he who makes use of secret powers.

Isaiah 9:15

The man who is honoured and responsible is the head, and the prophet who gives false teaching is the tail.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.