Job 34:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good.

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  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;
  • Judg 19:30 : 30 And he gave orders to the men whom he sent, saying, This is what you are to say to all the men of Israel, Has ever an act like this been done from the day when the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day? Give thought to it, turning it over in your minds, and give your opinion of it.
  • Judg 20:7 : 7 Here you all are, you children of Israel; give now your suggestions about what is to be done.
  • Job 34:36 : 36 May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.
  • Isa 11:2-5 : 2 And the spirit of the Lord will be resting on him, the spirit of wisdom and good sense, the spirit of wise guiding and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; 3 And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears: 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer. 5 And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.
  • John 7:24 : 24 Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.
  • Rom 12:2 : 2 And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.
  • 1 Cor 6:2-5 : 2 Is it not certain that the saints will be the judges of the world? if then the world will be judged by you, are you unable to give a decision about the smallest things? 3 Is it not certain that we are to be the judges of angels? how much more then of the things of this life? 4 If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church? 5 I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?
  • Gal 2:11-14 : 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. 12 For before certain men came from James, he did take food with the Gentiles: but when they came, he went back and made himself separate, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews went after him, so that even Barnabas was overcome by their false ways. 14 But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?

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    2Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

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    27See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.

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    23For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.

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    16If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

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    18See now, I have put my cause in order, and I am certain that I will be seen to be right.

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    17Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.

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    36May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.

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