With Him are power and sound wisdom; both deceived and deceiver are His.
Job 15:31 - Tree of Life Version “Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for emptiness will be his reward. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: For vanity shall be his recompence. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let him not deceive himself and trust in vanity (emptiness, falseness, and futility), for these shall be his recompense [for such living]. American Standard Version (1901) Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense. Common English Bible They shouldn’t trust in what has no worth, for their reward will be worthless. Catholic Public Domain Version He will not believe, being vainly deceived by error, that he could be redeemed at any price. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall not believe, being vainly deceived by error, that he may be redeemed with any price. |
With Him are power and sound wisdom; both deceived and deceiver are His.
Indeed God does not hear an empty cry; Shaddai pays no attention to it.
Sons of Adam are a vapor, sons of man are an illusion. In balanced scales they go up— altogether they are less than a breath.
One who sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will perish.
for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
He is feeding on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, so he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t what is in my right hand a fraud?”
No one sues justly, and none pleads a case honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies. They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Thus says Adonai: “Do not deceive yourselves, saying: ‘The Chaldeans will surely depart from us’—for they will not depart.
“For they sow wind, and reap a whirlwind. There is no mature grain— the sprout yields no meal. Should it produce anything, strangers would swallow it up.
As my soul was fading from me, I remembered Adonai and my prayer came to You, toward Your holy Temple.
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is fooling himself.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s judgment comes on the children of disobedience.