Habakkuk 1:13

God's Word

Your eyes are too pure to look at evil. You can’t watch wickedness. Why do you keep watching treacherous people? Why are you silent when wicked people swallow those who are more righteous than they are?

Cross References

2 Samuel 4:11

How much more ⌞should I reward⌟ wicked men who kill an innocent man on his own bed in his home? The Lord has rescued me from every trouble. I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, I’ll now seek revenge for his murder and rid the land of you.”

1 Kings 2:32

The Lord will repay him for the slaughter he caused. Joab killed two honorable men who were better than he was. He used his sword to kill Abner (who was the son of Ner and the commander of Israel’s army) and Amasa (who was the son of Jether and the commander of Judah’s army). Joab did this without my father’s knowledge.

Esther 4:14

The fact is, even if you remain silent now, someone else will help and rescue the Jews, but you and your relatives will die. And who knows, you may have gained your royal position for a time like this.”

Job 15:15

If God doesn’t trust his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight,

Job 21:7

“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, and even become more powerful?

Job 24:23

⌞God⌟ may let them feel confident and self-reliant, but his eyes are on their ways.

Psalm 10:15

Break the arm of the wicked and evil person. Punish his wickedness until you find no more.

Psalm 18:26

with pure people you are pure. ⌞In dealing⌟ with devious people you are clever.

Psalm 25:3

No one who waits for you will ever be put to shame, but all who are unfaithful will be put to shame.

Psalm 35:17

O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue me from their attacks. Rescue my precious life from the lions.

Psalm 35:22

You have seen it, O Lord. Do not remain silent. O Lord, do not be so far away from me.

Psalm 35:25

or think, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up.”

Psalm 50:21

When you did these things, I remained silent. ⌞That⌟ made you think I was like you. I will argue my point with you and lay it all out for you to see.

Psalm 50:3

Our God will come and will not remain silent. A devouring fire is in front of him and a raging storm around him.

Psalm 73:3

because I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the prosperity that wicked people enjoy.

Psalm 83:1

O God, do not remain silent. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. Do not keep quiet, O God.

Isaiah 21:2

I was shown a harsh vision. The traitor betrays. The destroyer destroys. Go to war, Elam! Surround them, Media! I will put an end to all the groaning.

Isaiah 24:16

From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise that honor the Righteous One. But I kept saying, “I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! How horrible it is for me! Traitors continue to betray, and their treachery grows worse and worse.”

Isaiah 33:1

How horrible it will be for you, you destroyer, although you haven’t been destroyed. How horrible it will be for you, you traitor, although you haven’t been betrayed. When you’ve finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you’ve finished being a traitor, you will be betrayed.

Isaiah 64:12

Despite these things, Lord, will you hold back? Will you be silent and make us suffer more than we can bear?

Lamentations 3:36

or deprive people of justice in court. The Lord isn’t happy to see ⌞these things⌟.

Habakkuk 1:14

You make all people like the fish in the sea, like schools of sea life that have no ruler.

Zechariah 8:17

Don’t even think of doing evil to each other. Don’t enjoy false testimony. I hate all these things, declares the Lord.

Acts 2:23

By using men who don’t acknowledge Moses’ Teachings, you crucified Jesus, who was given over ⌞to death⌟ by a plan that God had determined in advance.

Deuteronomy 23:15

If a slave escapes from his master and comes to you, don’t return him to his master.