Job 34:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

[Him] that saith to a king, [Thou art] vile, [Or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Exod 22:28 : 28 Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.
Prov 17:26 : 26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.
Rom 13:7 : 7 Render {G3767} to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
2 Pet 2:10 : 10 but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they {G0} tremble not to rail at dignities:
Jude 1:8 : 8 Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.
Acts 23:3 : 3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: and sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Acts 23:5 : 5 And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.

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