What does Job 21:9 mean?

Job 21:9 highlights themes such as security, wickedness, false peace when read in context.

How should I apply Job 21:9 today?

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

Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

8Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.

9Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

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Psalm 73:12
The psalmist reflects on the prosperity of the wicked, contrasting with their ultimate fate.
Jeremiah 23:17
Jeremiah warns against false assurances given by false prophets.
Luke 12:19
Jesus tells the parable of the rich fool, who feels secure but faces judgment.