Job 34:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners;

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 22:28 : 28 You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.
  • Prov 17:26 : 26 To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:
  • Jude 1:8 : 8 In the same way these dreamers make the flesh unclean, having no respect for authorities, and say evil of rulers.
  • Acts 23:3 : 3 Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?
  • Acts 23:5 : 5 And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Job 34:17
    82%

    17 How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

  • Job 34:19
    78%

    19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

  • Prov 24:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

    23 These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

    24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

  • Prov 16:12
    75%

    12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

  • Prov 17:26
    74%

    26 To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.

  • Job 10:3
    74%

    3 What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?

  • Prov 18:5
    73%

    5 To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

  • Ps 94:20
    73%

    20 What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

  • Mic 3:1
    73%

    1 And I said, Give ear, now, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel: is it not for you to have knowledge of what is right?

  • Job 21:28
    73%

    28 For you say, Where is the house of the ruler, and where is the tent of the evil-doer?

  • Isa 10:8
    73%

    8 For he says, Are not all my captains kings?

  • Ps 50:16
    73%

    16 But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

  • Job 36:23
    73%

    23 Who ever gave orders to him, or said to him, You have done wrong?

  • Ps 82:2
    72%

    2 How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)

  • Ps 58:1
    72%

    1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David.> Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

  • Job 13:7
    72%

    7 Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth?

  • Job 31:3
    72%

    3 Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

  • Jer 12:1
    72%

    1 You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?

  • Eccl 8:4
    71%

    4 The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27 An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Hab 1:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong; why, then, are your eyes on the false? why do you say nothing when the evil-doer puts an end to one who is more upright than himself?

    14 He has made men like the fishes of the sea, like the worms which have no ruler over them.

  • Job 4:17
    71%

    17 May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?

  • Ps 10:13
    71%

    13 Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

  • Job 34:30
    70%

    30 ...

  • Gen 18:25
    70%

    25 Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?

  • Job 13:11
    70%

    11 Will not his glory put you in fear, so that your hearts will be overcome before him?

  • Job 9:24
    70%

    24 The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?

  • Exod 22:28
    70%

    28 You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

  • Job 8:3
    70%

    3 Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?

  • Mic 7:3
    70%

    3 Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

  • Job 14:3
    70%

    3 Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?

  • Job 40:8
    70%

    8 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

  • Job 18:3
    70%

    3 Why do we seem as beasts in your eyes, and as completely without knowledge?

  • Hos 7:3
    70%

    3 In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.

  • Ps 148:11
    70%

    11 Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:

  • Prov 28:15
    70%

    15 Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

  • Job 22:3
    70%

    3 Is it of any interest to the Ruler of all that you are upright? or is it of use to him that your ways are without sin?

  • Job 36:17
    70%

    17 ...

  • Mal 2:17
    69%

    17 You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?

  • Job 22:5
    69%

    5 Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins.

  • Job 34:13
    69%

    13 Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world?

  • Isa 1:23
    69%

    23 Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.

  • Isa 26:10
    69%

    10 Even if you are kind to the evil-doer, he will not go after righteousness; even in the land of the upright he will still go on in his wrongdoing, and will not see the glory of the Lord.

  • Mic 6:10
    69%

    10 Am I to let the stores of the evil-doer go out of my memory, and the short measure, which is cursed?

  • Job 35:7
    69%

    7 If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?

  • Job 34:8
    69%

    8 And goes in the company of evil-doers, walking in the way of sinners?

  • Job 21:31
    69%

    31 Who will make his way clear to his face? and if he has done a thing, who gives him punishment for it?

  • Prov 17:15
    69%

    15 He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.