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Job 15:16

how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

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ASV

How much less one that is abominable and corrupt, A man that drinketh iniquity like water!

KJV

How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַ֭ף'afindeed?H637 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
נִתְעָ֥בnit.'Av[one who] is abhorrentH8581 →
וְֽנֶאֱלָ֑חve.ne.'e.Lachand [one who] is corruptH444 →
אִישׁ־'ish-a personH376 →
שֹׁתֶ֖הsho.Teh[who] drinksH8354 →
כַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimlike <the> waterH4325 →
עַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahunrighteousnessH5766 →

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Psalms 14:3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.Genesis 6:5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.Job 34:7What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?Proverbs 19:28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.Romans 3:10As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.Romans 3:9–19What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.Psalms 53:3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.Ecclesiastes 3:18I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.Job 20:12Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,Psalms 14:1–3The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.Job 4:19how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!Job 42:6Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”Romans 1:28–30Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.Ephesians 4:19Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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