Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Job 5:3 in English Standard Version "I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling." Ps 37:35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree. Ps 73:18 Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin. Jer 12:2 You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.