Job 37:24

Easy To Read Version

That is why people respect God.\par But God doesn’t respect proud people\par that think they are wise.”\par

Cross References

Job 5:13

God catches even wise people\par in their own traps.\par So those clever plans are not successful.\par

Psalm 130:4

Lord, forgive your people.\par Then there will be people to worship you.\par

Psalm 33:8

Every person on earth\par should fear and respect the Lord.\par All the people in the world\par should fear him.\par

Psalm 40:4

If a person trusts the Lord,\par that person will be truly happy.\par A person will be truly happy\par if he doesn’t turn to demons and false gods {\cf2\super [249]} for help.\par

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I also saw other things in this life {\cf2\super [36]} that were not fair: The fastest runner does not always win the race; the strongest army does not always win the battle; the wisest man does not always get the food he earns; the smartest man does not always get the wealth; and an educated person does not always get the praise he deserves. When the time comes, bad things happen to everyone!

Isaiah 5:21

Those people think they are very smart. They think they are very intelligent.

Jeremiah 32:39

I will give those people the desire to be truly one people. They will have one goal—they will truly want to worship me all their lives. They will truly want to do this, and so will their children.

Jeremiah 33:9

Then Jerusalem will be a wonderful place. People will be happy. And people from other nations will praise it. This will happen at the time those people hear about the good things happening there. They will hear about the good things I am doing for Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 5:22

Surely you are afraid of me.’”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “You should shake with fear in front of me.\par I am the One who made the beaches\par to be a boundary for the sea.\par I made it that way to keep the water\par in its place forever.\par The waves may pound the beach,\par but they will not destroy it.\par The waves may roar as they come in,\par but they can’t go beyond the beach.\par

Hosea 3:5

After this the people of Israel will come back. Then they will look for the Lord their God, and for David their king. In the last days, they will come to honor the Lord and his goodness.

Jonah 1:16

When the men saw this, they began to fear and respect the Lord. The men offered a sacrifice {\cf2\super [7]} and made special promises to the Lord.

Matthew 10:28

Don’t be afraid of people. They can only kill the body. They cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is the One (God) that can destroy the body and the soul. He can send the body and the soul to hell.

Luke 10:21

Then the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [190]} made Jesus feel very happy. Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children. Yes, Father, you did this because this is what you really wanted to do.

Romans 2:4

God has been very kind to you. And he has been patient with you. God has been waiting for you to change. But you think nothing of his kindness. Maybe you don’t understand that God is kind to you so that you will change your hearts and lives.

1 Corinthians 1:26

Brothers and sisters, God called (chose) you. Think about that! And not many of you were wise in the way the world judges wisdom. Not many of you had great influence. Not many of you came from important families.

1 Corinthians 3:19

Why? Because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. It is like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [21]} say, “He (God) catches the wise (smart) people when they use their sneaky ways.” {\cf2\super [22]}