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Job 36:21 - Meaning and Application
Understand how this verse speaks to what you're facing and how to apply it today
Translation: King James Version
" Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. "
Job 36:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
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Job 36:1
"Elihu also proceeded, and said,"
Job 36:2
"Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf."
Job 36:3
"I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker."
Job 36:4
"For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee."
Job 36:5
"Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom."
Job 36:6
"He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor."
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