Verse 8

Would you indeed annul My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 32:2 : 2 Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, from the family of Ram, became very angry. His anger burned against Job for justifying himself rather than God.
  • Job 34:5-6 : 5 For Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice.' 6 Though I am innocent, I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I have committed no offense.
  • Rom 3:4 : 4 Absolutely not! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: "So that You may be justified in Your words and prevail when You are judged."
  • Job 10:3 : 3 Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands, while You favor the plans of the wicked?
  • Job 27:2-6 : 2 As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, 3 as long as my breath remains in me and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, 4 my lips will not utter injustice, and my tongue will not speak deceit. 5 Far be it from me to justify you. Until my dying breath, I will not set aside my integrity. 6 I will hold on to my righteousness and not let it go; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.
  • Gal 3:15 : 15 Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life: Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly ratified, so it is in this case.
  • Gal 3:17 : 17 This is what I mean: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus cancel the promise.
  • Heb 7:18 : 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless,
  • Job 35:2-3 : 2 Do you think this is justice, when you say, 'My righteousness is greater than God's'? 3 For you ask, 'What advantage is it to me? What do I gain by not sinning?'
  • Ps 51:4 : 4 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
  • Isa 14:27 : 27 For the LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
  • Isa 28:18 : 18 Your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.