Reading Plan
Comprehensive Reading Plan (365 days) New Testament Reading Plan (83 days) Old Testament Plan (282 days) Old/New Testament Plan (365 days) Survey Reading Plan (61 days) Through-the-Bible Reading Plan (365 days)
Bible Version
Apostles' Bible Complete (2004) King James Version (1769) New King James Version (1982) Today's English Version (Good News Bible) (1992) Voice In Wilderness (2006)
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You men are so wise, so clever; listen now to what I am saying.
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You know good food when you taste it, but not wise words when you hear them.
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It is up to us to decide the case.
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Job claims that he is innocent, that God refuses to give him justice.
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He asks, "How could I lie and say I am wrong? I am fatally wounded, but I am sinless."
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Have you ever seen anyone like this man Job? He never shows respect for God.
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He likes the company of evil people and goes around with sinners.
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He says that it never does any good to try to follow God's will.
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Listen to me, you men who understand! Will Almighty God do what is wrong?
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He rewards people for what they do and treats them as they deserve.
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Almighty God does not do evil; he is never unjust to anyone.
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Did God get his power from someone else? Did someone put him in charge of the world?
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If God took back the breath of life,
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then everyone living would die and turn into dust again.
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Now listen to me, if you are wise.
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Are you condemning the righteous God? Do you think that he hates justice?
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God condemns kings and rulers when they are worthless or wicked.
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He does not take the side of rulers nor favor the rich over the poor, for he created everyone.
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We may suddenly die at night. God strikes us down and we perish; he kills the mighty with no effort at all.
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He watches every step we take.
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There is no darkness dark enough to hide a sinner from God.
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God does not need to set a time for us to go and be judged by him.
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He does not need an investigation to remove leaders and replace them with others.
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Because he knows what they do; he overthrows them and crushes them by night.
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He punishes sinners where all can see it,
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because they have stopped following him and ignored all his commands.
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They forced the poor to cry out to God, and he heard their calls for help.
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If God decided to do nothing at all, no one could criticize him. If he hid his face, we would be helpless.
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There would be nothing that nations could do to keep godless oppressors from ruling them.
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Job, have you confessed your sins to God and promised not to sin again?
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Have you asked God to show you your faults, and have you agreed to stop doing evil?
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Since you object to what God does, can you expect him to do what you want? The decision is yours, not mine; tell us now what you think.
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Any sensible person will surely agree; and the wise who hear me will say
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that Job is speaking from ignorance and that nothing he says makes sense.
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Think through everything that Job says; you will see that he talks like an evil man.
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To his sins he adds rebellion; in front of us all he mocks God.
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It is not right, Job, for you to say that you are innocent in God's sight,
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or to ask God, "How does my sin affect you? What have I gained by not sinning?"
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I am going to answer you and your friends too.
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Look at the sky! See how high the clouds are!
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If you sin, that does no harm to God. If you do wrong many times, does that affect him?
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Do you help God by being so righteous? There is nothing God needs from you.
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Others suffer from your sins, and the good you do helps them.
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When people are oppressed, they groan; they cry for someone to save them.
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But they don't turn to God, their Creator, who gives them hope in their darkest hours.
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They don't turn to God, who makes us wise, wiser than any animal or bird.
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They cry for help, but God doesn't answer, for they are proud and evil.
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It is useless for them to cry out; Almighty God does not see or hear them.
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Job, you say you can't see God; but wait patiently---your case is before him.
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You think that God does not punish, that he pays little attention to sin.
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It is useless for you to go on talking; it is clear you don't know what you are saying.
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Be patient and listen a little longer to what I am saying on God's behalf.
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My knowledge is wide; I will use what I know to show that God, my Creator, is just.
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Nothing I say to you is false; you see before you a truly wise man.
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How strong God is! He despises no one; there is nothing he doesn't understand.
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He does not let sinners live on, and he always treats the poor with justice.
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He protects those who are righteous; he allows them to rule like kings and lets them be honored forever.
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But if people are bound in chains, suffering for what they have done,
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God shows them their sins and their pride.
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He makes them listen to his warning to turn away from evil.
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If they obey God and serve him, they live out their lives in peace and prosperity.
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But if not, they will die in ignorance and cross the stream into the world of the dead.
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Those who are godless keep on being angry, and even when punished, they don't pray for help.
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They die while they are still young, worn out by a life of disgrace.
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But God teaches people through suffering and uses distress to open their eyes.
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God brought you out of trouble, and let you enjoy security; your table was piled high with food.
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But now you are being punished as you deserve.
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Be careful not to let bribes deceive you, or riches lead you astray.
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It will do you no good to cry out for help; all your strength can't help you now.
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Don't wish for night to come, the time when nations will perish.
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Be careful not to turn to evil; your suffering was sent to keep you from it.
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Remember how great is God's power; he is the greatest teacher of all.
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No one can tell God what to do or accuse him of doing evil.
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He has always been praised for what he does; you also must praise him.
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Everyone has seen what he has done; but we can only watch from a distance.
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We cannot fully know his greatness or count the number of his years.
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It is God who takes water from the earth and turns it into drops of rain.
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He lets the rain pour from the clouds in showers for all human beings.
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No one knows how the clouds move or how the thunder roars through the sky, where God dwells.
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He sends lightning through all the sky, but the depths of the sea remain dark.
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This is how he feeds the people and provides an abundance of food.
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He seizes the lightning with his hands and commands it to hit the mark.
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Thunder announces the approaching storm, and the cattle know it is coming.
