Job 8:19

Bildad's First Response To Job

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“If he is snatched from his place [in the garden],
Then his place will forget him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’
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“Behold, this is the joy of His way;
And from out of the dust others will spring up and grow [to take his place].
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“Behold, God will not reject a man of integrity,
Nor will He strengthen or support evildoers.

Way of Life

Of The Earth

Job

Job 20:5

That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?

1 Samuel 2:8

“He raises up the poor from the dust,
He lifts up the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor and glory;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the land on them.

Psalm 113:7

He raises the poor out of the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,

Psalm 75:7

But God is the Judge;
He puts down one and lifts up another.

Ezekiel 17:24

All the trees of the field will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will fulfill it.”

Matthew 3:9

and do not presume to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [so our inheritance assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham.

Matthew 13:20-21

The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy;