Job 12:6
New King James Version
6 (A)The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.
Jeremiah 5:27
New King James Version
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
Jeremiah 5:28
New King James Version
28 They have grown (A)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [a]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (B)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(C)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook
Habakkuk 1:4
New King James Version
4 Therefore the law is powerless,
And justice never goes forth.
For the (A)wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
Malachi 3:15
New King James Version
15 So now (A)we call the proud blessed,
For those who do wickedness are [a]raised up;
They even (B)tempt God and go free.’ ”
Footnotes
- Malachi 3:15 Lit. built
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