Job 1:21

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Cross References

Genesis 3:19

In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Genesis 30:2

Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

Genesis 45:5

And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.

2 Samuel 16:12

It may be that the Lord will look upon my affliction, and that the Lord will repay me with good for this cursing of me today.”

1 Kings 12:15

So the king did not hearken to the people; for it was a turn of affairs brought about by the Lord that he might fulfil his word, which the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

2 Kings 20:19

Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?”

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be thy glorious name which is exalted above all blessing and praise.”

Job 1:11

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse thee to thy face.”

Job 2:10

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Job 9:12

Behold, he snatches away; who can hinder him? Who will say to him, ‘What doest thou?’

Psalm 34:1

I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalm 34:2

My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and be glad.

Psalm 39:9

I am dumb, I do not open my mouth; for it is thou who hast done it.

Psalm 49:17

For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

and those riches were lost in a bad venture; and he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil, which he may carry away in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Every man also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and find enjoyment in his toil—this is the gift of God.

Isaiah 24:15

Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; in the coastlands of the sea, to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Isaiah 42:24

Who gave up Jacob to the spoiler, and Israel to the robbers? Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned, in whose ways they would not walk, and whose law they would not obey?

Isaiah 45:7

I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe, I am the Lord, who do all these things.

Lamentations 3:38

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and evil come?

Amos 3:6

Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does evil befall a city, unless the Lord has done it?

Matthew 20:15

Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’

Acts 4:28

to do whatever thy hand and thy plan had predestined to take place.

Ephesians 5:20

always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Timothy 6:7

for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world;

James 1:17

Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

James 5:11

Behold, we call those happy who were steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

Ruth 1:21

I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has afflicted me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”

1 Samuel 2:7

The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low, he also exalts.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and on them he has set the world.

1 Samuel 3:18

So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.”