Job 24:13 “Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways…”

Job 24:13

Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

World English Bible

“These are of those who rebel against the light. They don’t know its ways, nor stay in its paths.

American Standard Version

These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.

Geneva Bible 1599

These are they, that abhorre the light: they know not the wayes thereof, nor continue in the paths thereof.

Darby Translation

There are those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

Young's Literal Translation

They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.

Bible in Basic English

Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.

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Cross references

“rebel”

John 9:39–41 John 15:22–24 Romans 1:32 Romans 2:17–24 James 4:17 Luke 12:47

John 9:39–41 · BSB

Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”

John 15:22–24 · BSB

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

Romans 1:32 · BSB

Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

Romans 2:17–24 · BSB

Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;

James 4:17 · BSB

Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

Luke 12:47 · BSB

That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

“they know”

Proverbs 4:19 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 John 12:35 John 12:40 Romans 3:11–17

Proverbs 4:19 · BSB

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.

2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 · BSB

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

John 12:35 · BSB

Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

John 12:40 · BSB

“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

Romans 3:11–17 · BSB

There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.

“nor abide”

Jude 1:6 2 Peter 2:20–22 1 John 2:19 John 8:31 John 8:44 John 15:6

Jude 1:6 · BSB

And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.

2 Peter 2:20–22 · BSB

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

1 John 2:19 · BSB

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

John 8:31 · BSB

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.

John 8:44 · BSB

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native langua…

John 15:6 · BSB

If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.

14When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

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