Job 36:21 Cross References
Job 36:21
21: Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for it was to prevent you from getting into a life of evil that God sent this suffering.
Psalms 66:18
- If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, my Lord would not have listened.
Hebrews 11:25
- He chose to share the oppression of God's people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin.
1 Peter 3:17
- Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!
Matthew 5:29
- So if your eye--even if it is your good eye--causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- And if your hand--even if it is your stronger hand--causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
1 Peter 4:15
- If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people's affairs.
- But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his wonderful name!
Acts 5:40
- The council accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.
- The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of Jesus.
Daniel 6:10
- But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
Matthew 13:21
- But like young plants in such soil, their roots don't go very deep. At first they get along fine, but they wilt as soon as they have problems or are persecuted because they believe the word.
Job 34:7
- "Has there ever been a man as arrogant as Job, with his thirst for irreverent talk?
- He seeks the companionship of evil people. He spends his time with wicked men.
- He has even said, `Why waste time trying to please God?'
Job 35:3
- Yet you also ask, `What's the use of living a righteous life? How will it benefit me?'
Matthew 16:24
- Then Jesus said to the disciples, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and follow me.
Ezekiel 14:4
- Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: I, the LORD, will punish the people of Israel who set up idols in their hearts so they fall into sin and then come to a prophet asking for help.
Daniel 3:16
- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you.
- If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.
- But even if he doesn't, Your Majesty can be sure that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up."