Job 27:16

Easy To Read Version

An evil person might get so much silver\par that it is like dirt to him.\par He might have so many clothes\par that they are like piles of clay.\par

Cross References

1 Kings 10:27

The king made Israel very rich. In the city of Jerusalem, silver was as common as rocks and cedar wood was as common as the many, many fig trees growing on the hills.

Esther 8:1

That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther all the things that belonged to Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Esther told the king that Mordecai was her cousin. Then Mordecai came to see the king.

Job 15:29

The evil person won’t be rich for long.\par His wealth won’t last.\par His crops won’t grow large.\par

Job 20:10

The evil person’s children will give back\par what he took from poor people.\par The evil person’s own hands\par must give back his wealth.\par

Job 22:24

Think of your gold as nothing but dirt,\par Think of your best gold {\cf2\super [37]} \par as pebbles from a stream.\par

Job 27:15

All of his children will die,\par and his widow will not be sad.\par

Job 27:17

But a good person will get his clothes\par Innocent people will get his silver.\par

Job 3:15

I wish I were buried with those rulers\par that filled their graves {\cf2\super [10]} \par with gold and silver!\par

Proverbs 13:22

A good person will have wealth to give to his children and grandchildren. And in the end, good people will get all the things that evil people have.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If a person does good and pleases God, then God will give that person wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But a person that sins will get only the work of gathering and carrying things. God takes from the bad person and gives to the good person. But all this work is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [14]}

Habakkuk 2:6

But soon enough, all of those people will laugh at him. They will tell stories about his defeat. They will laugh and say, ‘It’s too bad that the man who took so many things will not get to keep them! He made himself rich collecting debts.’

Zephaniah 1:11

You people living in the lower part of town will cry. Why? Because all the businessmen and rich merchants will be destroyed.

Zechariah 9:3

Tyre is built like a fort. The people there have collected so much silver that it is like dust, and gold is as common as clay.

Matthew 6:19

“Don’t save treasures for yourselves here on earth. Moths and rust will destroy treasures here on earth. And thieves can break into your house and steal the things you have.

James 5:2

Your riches will rot and be worth nothing. Your clothes will be eaten by moths.