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Job 36

Job 36:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Take heed
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, regard
panah (Hebrew #6437)
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
KJV usage: appear, at (even-)tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-)turn (aside, away, back, face, self), X right (early).
Pronounce: paw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
not iniquity
'aven (Hebrew #205)
strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
KJV usage: affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain ,vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare 369.
Pronounce: aw-ven'
Origin: from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught)
: for this hast thou chosen
bachar (Hebrew #977)
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
KJV usage: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Pronounce: baw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
rather than affliction
`oniy (Hebrew #6040)
from 6031; depression, i.e. misery: --afflicted(-ion), trouble.
Pronounce: on-ee'
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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regard.
Psa. 66:18• 18If I had regarded iniquity in my heart,{HR}The Lord would not hear. (Psa. 66:18)
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Ezek. 14:4• 4Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face and cometh to the prophet; I Jehovah will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; (Ezek. 14:4)
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Matt. 5:29‑30• 29And if thy right eye stumbleth thee, pluck out and cast it from thee; for it profiteth thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
 30And if thy right hand stumbleth thee, cut off and cast it from thee; for it profiteth thee, that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. (Matt. 5:29‑30)
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Job 34:7‑9• 7Who [is] a man like Job?{HR}He drinketh mockery like water,
 8And goeth in company with workers of iniquity,{HR}So as to go with men of wickedness;
 9For he hath said, It profiteth not a man{HR}That he should delight himself with God. (Job 34:7‑9)
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Job 35:3• 3For thou askest what is the gain to thee,{HR}What profit shall I have, more than by my sin? (Job 35:3)
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Dan. 3:16‑18• 16{i}Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king{/i}, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
 17If it be so, our God, whom we serve, is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace. He will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
 18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. (Dan. 3:16‑18)
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Dan. 6:10• 10{i}And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.{/i} (Dan. 6:10)
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Matt. 13:21• 21{i}but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.{/i} (Matt. 13:21)
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Matt. 16:24• 24{i}Then Jesus said to his disciples, If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.{/i} (Matt. 16:24)
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Acts 5:40‑41• 40And to him they yielded, and having called the apostles, they beat and charged [them] not to speak on the name of Jesus, and let them go.
 41They therefore went their way from [the] presence of the council rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to be dishonoured for the Name. (Acts 5:40‑41)
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Heb. 11:25• 25choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to have temporary pleasure of sin, (Heb. 11:25)
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1 Peter 3:17• 17For [it is] better, if the will of God should will [it], to suffer [for] well-doing than [for] evil-doing. (1 Peter 3:17)
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1 Peter 4:15‑16• 15For let none of you suffer as murderer or thief or evil-doer, or as spy on another's matter;
 16but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but glorify God in this name. (1 Peter 4:15‑16)
• Let him take heed, and rather bow to affliction than choose the path of pride. (“Job 32-37” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

W. Kelly Translation

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Take heed — look not to sin,{HR}So that thou wouldest choose this rather than affliction.