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Oba 1:12 — But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

thou, etc.		or, do not behold, etc.
looked		Psa 22:17; Psa 37:13; Psa 54:7; Psa 59:10; Psa 92:11; Mic 4:11; Mic 7:8-10; Mat 27:40-43
rejoiced		Job 31:29; Pro 17:5; Pro 24:17,18; Lam 4:21; Eze 25:6,7; Eze 35:15; Mic 7:8; Luk 19:41
thou have		1Sa 2:3; Psa 31:18
spoken proudly		Heb. magnified thy mouth. Isa 37:24; Jam 3:5; 2Pe 2:18; Jud 1:16; Rev 13:5

Correlating Passages

looked

	Psa 22:17	I may tell all my bones: they look [and] stare upon me.
	Psa 37:13	The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
	Psa 54:7	For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen [his desire] upon mine enemies.
	Psa 59:10	The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
	Psa 92:11	Mine eye also shall see [my desire] on mine enemies, [and] mine ears shall hear [my desire] of the wicked that rise up against me.
	Mic 4:11	Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
	Mic 7:8	Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me.
	Mic 7:9	I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.
	Mic 7:10	Then [she that is] mine enemy shall see [it], and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
	Mat 27:40	And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
	Mat 27:41	Likewise also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said,
	Mat 27:42	He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
	Mat 27:43	He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

rejoiced

	Job 31:29	If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
	Pro 17:5	Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
	Pro 24:17	Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
	Pro 24:18	Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
	Lam 4:21	Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
	Eze 25:6	For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped [thine] hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
	Eze 25:7	Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.
	Eze 35:15	As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, [even] all of it: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.
	Mic 7:8	Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me.
	Luk 19:41	And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

thou have

	1Sa 2:3	Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let [not] arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD [is] a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
	Psa 31:18	Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

spoken proudly

	Isa 37:24	By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, [and] the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, [and] the forest of his Carmel.
	Jam 3:5	Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
	2Pe 2:18	For when they speak great swelling [words] of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much] wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
	Jud 1:16	These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
	Rev 13:5	And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months.

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Scott, Thomas. "Obadiah 1:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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