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?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 34:33-34
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    33 ...

    34 Men of knowledge, and all wise men, hearing me, will say,

  • 5 For Job has said, I am upright, and it is God who has taken away my right;

  • Job 34:2-3
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    2 Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

    3 For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

  • 40 Let us make search and put our ways to the test, turning again to the Lord;

  • 27 See, 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.

  • 9 Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

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

  • 9 What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?

  • 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?

  • Ps 7:8-9
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    8 The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

    9 O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

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

  • Job 34:16-17
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    16 If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

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

  • 1 If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.

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

  • 16 He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

  • 17 Take 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.

  • 4 Have you knowledge of this from early times, when man was placed on the earth,

  • 3 But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.

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

  • 21 Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.

  • 6 (Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)

  • 2 Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right.

  • 14 Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag:

  • 11 For he gives to every man the reward of his work, and sees that he gets the fruit of his ways.

  • 4 I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.

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

  • 19 Who say, Let him do his work quickly, let him make it sudden, so that we may see it: let the design of the Holy One of Israel come near, so that it may be clear to us.

  • 4 Is it because you give him honour that he is sending punishment on you and is judging you?

  • 2 Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?

  • 2 Who is this who makes the purpose of God dark by words without knowledge?

  • 4 Give ear to me, and I will say what is in my mind; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.

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

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

  • 23 There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.

  • 22 Let the future be made clear to us: give us news of the past things, so that we may give thought to them; or of the things to come, so that we may see if they are true.

  • 7 There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

  • 19 Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.

  • 17 I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him.

  • 14 Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways.

  • 9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

  • 5 Then they said, Do get directions from God for us, to see if the journey on which we are going will have a good outcome.

  • 3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

  • 6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

  • 28 If you say, How cruel we will be to him! because the root of sin is clearly in him:

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

  • 2 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.