Job 24:23 · KJV
“{Though} it be given him {to be} in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes {are} upon their ways.”
— Job 24:23
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no {man} is sure of life. {no...: or, he trusteth not his own life}
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all {other}, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. {are gone: Heb. are not} {taken...: Heb. closed up}
Job 24 — Context
He evil entreateth the barren {that} beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
22He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no {man} is sure of life. {no...: or, he trusteth not his own life}
23{Though} it be given him {to be} in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes {are} upon their ways.
24They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all {other}, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. {are gone: Heb. are not} {taken...: Heb. closed up}
25And if {it be} not {so} now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
Cross References
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD {are} in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Revelation 2:23
And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Luke 12:16-20
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Habakkuk 1:13
{Thou art} of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, {and} holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth {the man that is} more righteous than he? {iniquity: or, grievance}
Amos 8:7
The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Jeremiah 12:1-3
Righteous {art} thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of {thy} judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? {wherefore} are all they happy that deal very treacherously? {talk...: or, reason the case with thee}
Luke 12:45
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;