What does Job 21:17 mean?

Job 21:17 highlights themes such as wickedness, judgment, suffering when read in context.

How should I apply Job 21:17 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

19God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

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Proverbs 11:21
This verse contrasts the fate of the wicked with the righteous, emphasizing divine justice.
Psalm 37:2
Both verses discuss the temporary nature of the wicked's prosperity.
Romans 2:5
This verse speaks of God's judgment against those who persist in wickedness.