Ecclesiastes 8:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When we see criminals commit crime after crime without being punished, it makes us want to start a life of crime.

Cross References

Isaiah 26:10

Even when the wicked are treated with mercy in this land of justice, they do wrong and are blind to your glory, our LORD.

Psalm 10:6

In their hearts they say, “Nothing can hurt us! We'll always be happy and free from trouble.”

Jeremiah 48:11

Moab, you are like wine left to settle undisturbed, never poured from jar to jar. And so, your nation continues to prosper and improve.

Exodus 8:15

But when the king saw that things were now better, he again did just as the LORD had said and stubbornly refused to listen to Moses and Aaron.

Isaiah 57:11

Did you forget about me and become unfaithful because you were more afraid of someone else? Have I been silent so long that you no longer fear me?

Jeremiah 42:15

People of Judah, you survived when the Babylonian army attacked. Now you are planning to move to Egypt, and if you do go, this is what will happen.

Exodus 8:32

But the king turned stubborn again and would not let the people go.

Exodus 34:6

Then he passed in front of Moses and called out, “I am the LORD God. I am merciful and very patient with my people. I show great love, and I can be trusted.

2 Samuel 11:15

The letter said: “Put Uriah on the front line where the fighting is the worst. Then pull the troops back from him, so that he will be wounded and die.”

Psalm 86:15

But you, the Lord God, are kind and merciful. You don't easily get angry, and your love can always be trusted.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

It's terribly unfair for the same thing to happen to each of us. We are mean and foolish while we live, and then we die.

Job 24:23

God may let them feel secure, but they are never out of his sight.

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.