Job 8:13

Modern

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

Traditional

So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

Literal

So are the paths of all those forgetting God; and the hope of the godless will perish,

Latin

Sic viæ omnium qui obliviscuntur Deum, et spes hypocritæ peribit.

Hebrew

English

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

To forget God means behaving as if God does not exist or cannot see (see Psalms 10:4; 14:1; Zephaniah 1:12; see Job 22:13–17; Psalm 94:7).

Psalm 9:17
The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
Job 13:16
Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
Job 15:34
For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
Luke 12:1–2
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
Job 20:5
…the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
Deuteronomy 8:11
Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
Deuteronomy 8:19
If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
Psalm 50:22
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Lamentations 3:18
So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God