Job 36:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Job 8:3 : 3 Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?
  • 1 Cor 2:16 : 16 For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
  • Rom 11:34 : 34 Who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord? or who has taken part in his purposes?
  • Job 34:10 : 10 Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.
  • Isa 40:13-14 : 13 By whom has the spirit of the Lord been guided, or who has been his teacher? 14 Who gave him suggestions, and made clear to him the right way? who gave him knowledge, guiding him in the way of wisdom?
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;
  • Rom 3:5 : 5 But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?
  • Rom 9:14 : 14 What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.
  • Job 34:13-33 : 13 Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world? 14 If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again, 15 All flesh would come to an end together, and man would go back to the dust. 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? 18 He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners; 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. 20 Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man. 21 For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. 22 There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover. 23 For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged. 24 He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place. 25 For he has knowledge of their works, overturning them in the night, so that they are crushed. 26 The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers. 27 Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways, 28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears. 29 ... 30 ... 31 ... 32 ... 33 ...
  • Job 40:8 : 8 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Job 34:13
    80%

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

  • Job 36:22
    80%

    22 Truly God is lifted up in strength; who is a ruler like him?

  • Job 21:31
    79%

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

  • Job 9:12
    77%

    12 If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

  • Job 35:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6 If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?

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

  • Job 36:24
    75%

    24 See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.

  • Job 33:13
    75%

    13 Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

  • Job 40:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

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

    9 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.

  • Job 14:3
    75%

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

  • Job 21:22
    75%

    22 Is anyone able to give teaching to God? for he is the judge of those who are on high.

  • Job 4:17
    74%

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

  • Job 34:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Job 8:3
    74%

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

  • Lam 3:37
    74%

    37 Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?

  • Job 22:3-5
    3 verses
    74%

    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?

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

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

  • Job 35:2
    74%

    2 Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,

  • Isa 40:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 By whom has the spirit of the Lord been guided, or who has been his teacher?

    14 Who gave him suggestions, and made clear to him the right way? who gave him knowledge, guiding him in the way of wisdom?

  • Job 26:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!

    4 To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?

  • Job 10:6
    73%

    6 That you take note of my sin, searching after my wrongdoing,

  • Job 34:29
    73%

    29 ...

  • Job 38:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.

    5 By whom were its measures fixed? Say, if you have wisdom; or by whom was the line stretched out over it?

  • Job 23:13
    73%

    13 But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

  • Eccl 7:13
    73%

    13 Give thought to the work of God. Who will make straight what he has made bent?

  • Job 15:13
    73%

    13 So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

  • Job 11:10
    73%

    10 If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?

  • Job 34:32-33
    2 verses
    72%

    32 ...

    33 ...

  • Job 40:2
    72%

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

  • Job 9:4
    72%

    4 He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

  • Job 34:23
    72%

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

  • Job 4:7
    72%

    7 Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?

  • Job 37:23
    72%

    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.

  • Job 38:33
    72%

    33 Have you knowledge of the laws of the heavens? did you give them rule over the earth?

  • Job 38:2
    72%

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

  • Job 10:3
    72%

    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?

  • Isa 41:26
    72%

    26 Who has given knowledge of it from the first, so that we may be certain of it? and from the start, so that we may say, His word is true? There is no one who gives news, or says anything, or who gives ear to your words.

  • Ps 50:16
    72%

    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 38:36
    71%

    36 Who has put wisdom in the high clouds, or given knowledge to the lights of the north?

  • Job 11:7
    71%

    7 Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?

  • Job 42:3
    71%

    3 Who is this who makes dark the purpose of God by words without knowledge? For I have been talking without knowledge about wonders not to be searched out.

  • Prov 20:9
    71%

    9 Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?

  • Job 31:3
    71%

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