Malachi 3:15

Easy To Read Version

We think proud people are happy. Evil people succeed. They do bad things to test God’s patience—and God does not punish them.”

Cross References

Esther 5:10

But, Haman controlled his anger and went home. Then Haman called his friends and his wife, Zeresh, together.

Job 1:22

All of those things happened, but Job didn’t sin. Job didn’t say that God did anything wrong.

Job 12:6

But robbers’ tents are not bothered.\par People who make God angry live in peace,\par and their own strength\par is their only god!\par

Job 21:30

Evil people are spared\par when disaster comes.\par They survive when God shows his anger.\par

Job 22:23

Job, come back to God All-Powerful,\par and you will be restored.\par But, you must remove the evil\par from your house.\par

Psalm 10:3

Evil people brag about the things they want.\par And those greedy people curse God.\par In this way, the evil people show that\par they hate the Lord.\par

Psalm 106:14

Our ancestors became hungry in the desert.\par And they tested God in the wilderness.\par

Psalm 141:4

Don’t let me want to do bad things.\par Stop me from joining bad people\par when they do wrong.\par Don’t let me share the things\par those bad people enjoy doing.\par

Psalm 49:18

A wealthy person might really congratulate himself\par on how well he has done in life.\par And yes, even other people might praise him for how well he had done for himself.\par

Psalm 58:2

No, you only think of evil things to do.\par You do violent crimes in this country.\par

Psalm 73:12

Those proud people are wicked,\par but they are rich and getting richer.\par

Psalm 73:3

I saw that wicked people were successful\par I became jealous of those proud people.\par

Psalm 78:18

Then those people decided to test God.\par They asked God for food, just to satisfy their appetites.\par

Psalm 78:41

Again and again those people\par tested God’s patience.\par They really hurt the Holy One of Israel.\par

Psalm 78:56

But they tested God Most-High\par and made him very sad.\par Those people didn‘t obey God’s commands.\par

Psalm 95:9

Your ancestors {\cf2\super [528]} tested me.\par They tested me,\par but then they saw what I could do!\par

Proverbs 12:12

Evil people always want to find wrong things to do. But good people have strength that goes deep like roots.

Ecclesiastes 8:14

There is something else that happens on earth that does not seem fair. Bad things should happen to bad people and good things should happen to good people. But sometimes bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. That is not fair.

Jeremiah 7:10

If you do those sins, do you think that you can stand before me in this house that is called by my name? Do you think you can stand before me and say, “We are safe,” just so you can do all these terrible things?

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair. And he is able to make proud people humble!

Daniel 6:16

So King Darius gave the order. They brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den (cage). The king said to Daniel, “I hope the God you worship saves you!”

Malachi 4:1

“That time of judgment is coming. It will be like a hot furnace. All those proud people will be punished. All those evil people will burn like straw. At that time, they will be like a bush burning in the fire—and there will not be a branch or root left.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Acts 12:21

Herod {\cf2\super [241]} decided a day to meet with them. On that day Herod was wearing a beautiful royal robe. He sat on his throne and made a speech to the people.

Acts 5:9

Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! Do you hear those footsteps? The men that buried your husband are at the door! They will carry you out in the same way.”

1 Corinthians 10:9

We should not test the Lord like some of those people did. They were killed by snakes \{because they tested the Lord\}.

Hebrews 3:9

For 40 years in the desert your people\par saw the things I did.\par But they tested me and my patience.\par

1 Peter 5:5

Young men, I have something to say to you, too. You should accept the authority of the elders. {\cf2\super [32]} All of you should be very humble with each other.