Job 31:28

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then this too would be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God above.

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  • Job 31:11 : 11 For that would be wickedness, a sin to be judged.
  • Deut 17:2-7 : 2 If a man or woman in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you is found to have committed an evil act in the sight of the LORD your God, violating His covenant, 3 and they go and worship other gods, bowing down to them, or to the sun, the moon, or the stars in the sky, which I have not commanded, 4 and you are told about it and hear of it, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and confirmed that such a detestable act has been done in Israel, 5 take the man or woman who has committed this evil deed out to your city gates and stone that person to death. 6 On the testimony of two or three witnesses, the person will be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. 7 The hands of the witnesses must be the first to put the person to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you.
  • Josh 24:27 : 27 And Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone will serve as a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.
  • Judg 11:27 : 27 I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. May the Lord, the Judge, judge today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.
  • Job 9:15 : 15 Even if I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I could only plead for mercy with my judge.
  • Job 23:7 : 7 There the upright could reason with him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.
  • Deut 17:9 : 9 Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict.
  • Josh 24:23 : 23 Now then," Joshua said, "put away the foreign gods that are among you, and direct your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel.
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'
  • Ps 50:6 : 6 The heavens declare His righteousness, for God Himself is judge. Selah.
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
  • Heb 12:23 : 23 to the assembly of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
  • 2 Pet 2:1 : 1 But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
  • 1 John 2:23 : 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever acknowledges the Son also has the Father.
  • Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain people have secretly slipped in among you—those who were written about long ago as being destined for this condemnation. They are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into a license for immorality and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 31:29-30
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    29 If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated when harm came to him—

    30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life—

  • 27 and my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand offered them a kiss in worship,

  • 11 For that would be wickedness, a sin to be judged.

  • Job 34:31-32
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    31 Suppose someone says to God, 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend anymore.'

    32 'Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.'

  • 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

  • Ps 7:3-4
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    3 Otherwise, they will tear me apart like a lion, ripping me to pieces with no one to rescue.

    4 O Lord, my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice in my hands,

  • 7 There the upright could reason with him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

  • Job 27:5-6
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    5 Far be it from me to justify you. Until my dying breath, I will not set aside my integrity.

    6 I will hold on to my righteousness and not let it go; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.

  • 5 If indeed you are exalting yourselves over me and using my disgrace to argue against me,

  • 15 Even if I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I could only plead for mercy with my judge.

  • Job 31:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5 If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried to deceit,

    6 let God weigh me with honest scales, and He will know my integrity.

    7 If my steps have turned from the way, or if my heart has followed my eyes, or if any stain has clung to my hands,

  • Ps 18:21-23
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    21 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.

    22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

    23 All His judgments are before me, and I have not turned away from His statutes.

  • Job 34:5-6
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    5 For Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice.'

    6 Though I am innocent, I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I have committed no offense.

  • 23 For I have always feared disaster from God, and because of His majesty, I could not do such a thing.

  • 24 I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from iniquity.

  • 27 but I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say, 'Our own hand has triumphed; it was not the LORD who did all this.'

  • 15 If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed Your children.

  • 10 It would still be my comfort— I would even exult in the midst of unrelenting pain— for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

  • 28 I still dread all my suffering, for I know You will not hold me innocent.

  • 33 if I have concealed my sin as people do, hiding my guilt in my heart,

  • 8 Would you indeed annul My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

  • 22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not acted wickedly by turning away from my God.

  • Job 31:13-14
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    71%

    13 If I have denied justice to my male or female servants when they had a grievance against me,

    14 what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when He calls me to account?

  • 1 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and unjust people.

  • 1 Judge me, Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

  • 24 Vindicate me according to Your righteousness, Lord my God, and do not let them rejoice over me.

  • 32 For He is not a man, like me, that I might answer Him, that we might go to court together.

  • 21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my support in the gate,

  • 2 For what is the portion from God above, or the inheritance from the Almighty on high?

  • 8 But I would seek God and place my cause before the Almighty.

  • 19 Who can contend with me? For now, if I am silent, I will perish.

  • 22 Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown his wondrous love to me in a fortified city.

  • 12 Destruction is in its midst; oppression and deceit do not leave its streets.

  • 35 to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High,

  • 12 But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than a man.

  • 14 If I sin, You watch me, and You will not acquit me of my guilt.

  • 13 'If I had acted treacherously against my own life, nothing is hidden from the king, and you yourself would have kept your distance from me.'

  • 6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?

  • 22 For I do not know how to flatter; otherwise, my Maker would take me away swiftly.

  • 2 I will say to God: Do not condemn me; tell me why You contend with me.