Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Job 27:8 in English Standard Version "For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?" Job 8:13 Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish. Mt 16:26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? Lu 12:20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’