Job 35:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Thinkest thou it right that thou sayest, I am more righteous then God?

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 12:36-37 : 36 But I say vnto you, of euery idell worde that men shall speake, they shall geue accompt therof, in the day of iudgment. 37 For of thy wordes, thou shalt be iustified: and of thy wordes, thou shalt be condemned.
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 He sayth vnto hym: Of thyne owne mouth wyll I iudge thee, thou euyll seruaunt. Knewest thou that I am a straite man, taking vp that I layed not downe, & reapyng that I dyd not sowe:
  • Job 9:17 : 17 He troubleth me so with the tempest, and woundeth me out of measure without a cause,
  • Job 10:7 : 7 Whereas thou knowest whether I shall do wickedly or no, and that none can deliuer me out of thyne hande.
  • Job 16:17 : 17 Howbeit there is no wickednesse in my handes, but my prayer is cleane.
  • Job 19:6-7 : 6 Know this then, that it is God which hath ouerthrowe me, and hath compassed me with his net. 7 If I complaine of the violence that is done vnto me, I cannot be heard: and if I crye, there is no sentence geuen with me.
  • Job 27:2-6 : 2 As God lyueth whiche hath taken away my iudgement, and the almightie that hath vexed my minde: 3 Whyle my breath is in me, and the winde that God hath geuen me is in my nostrels, 4 My lippes shall talke of no vanitie, and my tongue shall speake no disceite. 5 God forbyd that I should graunt your cause to be right: As for me, vntill myne end come will I neuer go fro myne innocentie. 6 My righteous dealing kepe I fast, which I will not forsake: my heart shal not reproue me of my dayes.
  • Job 34:5 : 5 And why? Iob hath sayd, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.
  • Job 40:8 : 8 Wylt thou disanul my iudgement? or wylt thou condempne me, that thou mayst be righteous?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Elihu spake moreouer and saide:

  • 3 For thou sayest: what aduauntage wyll it be vnto thee, and what profite shall I haue of my sinne?

  • Job 40:8-9
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    8 Wylt thou disanul my iudgement? or wylt thou condempne me, that thou mayst be righteous?

    9 Is thy power then lyke the power of God? maketh thy voyce a sounde as his doth?

  • Job 34:5-6
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    5 And why? Iob hath sayd, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.

    6 In my right I shoulde be a lyer: my wounde is incurable without my fault.

  • Job 33:12-13
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    12 Behold, in this hast thou not done right, I wil make aunswere vnto thee, that God is greater then man.

    13 And why doest thou then striue against him? for he shall not geue the accomptes of all his wordes.

  • Job 22:2-5
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    2 May a man be profitable vnto God, as he that is wise may be profitable vnto him selfe?

    3 Is it any aduauntage to the almightie that thou art righteous? or shall it profite him that thou makest thy wayes perfect?

    4 Is he afrayde to reproue thee, and to step foorth with thee into iudgement?

    5 Is not thy wickednesse great, and thy vngratious deedes innumerable?

  • Job 35:6-8
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    6 If thou hast sinned, what hast thou done against him? If thyne offences be many, what hast thou done vnto him?

    7 If thou be righteous, what geuest thou him? or what wyll he receaue of thyne hande?

    8 Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art, and thy righteousnesse may profite the sonne of man.

  • 17 Shall man be more iust then God? or shall a man be purer then his maker?

  • 35 Yet darest thou say, I am without sinne and giltlesse, Tushe, his wrath can not come vpon me: Beholde, I wyll reason with thee, because thou darest say, I haue not offended.

  • 4 For thou hast sayde, my doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thyne eyes.

  • 5 But if ye wyll aduaunce your selues against me, and rebuke me for the shame that is come vpon me:

  • 23 Who wyll reproue him of his way? Who wil say vnto him, Thou hast done wrong?

  • 3 Doest thou open thyne eyes vpon such one, and bringest me into thy iudgement?

  • Job 15:13-14
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    13 That thy minde is so pufte vp against God, and lettest such wordes go out of thy mouth?

    14 What is man, that he should be cleane? and he which is borne of a woman, whereby he might be righteous?

  • 6 That thou makest such inquisition for my wickednes, and searchest out my sinne?

  • 7 Now when the Lorde had spoken these wordes vnto Iob, it came to passe that the Lorde saide to Eliphas the Themanite: I am displeased with thee, and thy two friendes: for ye haue not spoken of me the thyng that is right, lyke as my seruaunt Iob hath done.

  • 1 Elihu proceeding in his aunswere, sayde:

  • Job 10:2-3
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    2 I will say vnto God: O do not condempne me, but shewe me wherefore thou contendest so with me?

    3 Thinkest thou it welldone to oppresse me? to cast me of beyng the workes of thy handes? and to mayntayne the counsell of the vngodly?

  • Job 32:1-2
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    1 So these three men ceassed to aunswere Iob, because he held him selfe a righteous man.

    2 But Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite, of the kinred of Ram, was very sore displeased at Iob, because he called hym selfe iust before God.

  • 3 Doth God paruert the thing that is lawfull? or doth the almightie destroy the thing that is right?

  • 6 Was not thy feare according to thy hope? and the perfectnesse of thy wayes according to thy expectation?

  • 21 These thynges hast thou done and I helde my tongue, thou thoughtest that I am euen such a one as thou thy selfe art: but I wyll reproue thee, and I wyll set foorth in order before thine eyes all that thou hast done.

  • 2 I knowe it is so of a trueth: For how may a man compared vnto God be iustified?

  • Job 36:1-2
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    1 Elihu also proceeded, and saide:

    2 Holde thee still a litle, & I shall shew thee what I haue yet to speake on gods behalfe.

  • 3 Neuerthelesse, I talke with the almightie, and my desire is to commune with God.

  • 33 Wyll he perfourme the thing through thee? for thou hast reproued his iudgement, thou also hast thyne owne minde, and not I: But speake on what thou knowest.

  • 32 But if thou hast any thing to say, then aunswere me, and speake: for I desire to iustifie thee.

  • 7 Wyll you speake wickedlie for gods defence and talke deceitfully for his cause?

  • 6 That he might shewe thee the secretes of wysdome, howe thou hast deserued double according to right: Know therfore that God hath forgotten thee for thyne iniquitie.

  • 2 Shall he whom the almightie wyl chasten, contend with him? Should not he which disputeth with God, geue him an aunswere?

  • 25 And the Lorde did to me againe according to my righteousnesse: euen after my purenes in his eye sight.

  • 1 O Lorde thou art more righteous, then that I shoulde dispute with thee: neuerthelesse, let me talke with thee in thynges reasonable. Howe happeneth it that the way of the vngodly is so prosperous? and that it goeth so well with them which without any shame offend and liue in wickednesse,

  • 23 For God wil not lay vpon man more then he hath sinned, that he should enter into iudgement with him.

  • 17 Neuerthelesse, thou hast commended the iudgement of the vngodly, and euen such a iudgement & sentence shalt thou suffer.

  • 25 And yet ye say, the way of the Lorde is not indifferent. Heare therefore ye house of Israel, is not my way equall? or are not your wayes rather vnequall?

  • 8 Now hast thou spoken in myne eares, & I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes:

  • 17 What is man that thou doest magnifie him? and that thou settest thy heart vpon him?

  • 2 For how great a portion shall I haue of God? and what inheritaunce from the almightie on hye?