Job 33:13

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

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  • Job 40:2 : 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
  • Isa 45:9 : 9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! [Let] the potsherd [strive] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
  • Isa 46:10 : 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
  • Jer 50:24 : 24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
  • Ezek 22:14 : 14 Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken [it], and will do [it].
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and [among] the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
  • Matt 20:15 : 15 ‹Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?›
  • Acts 1:7 : 7 And he said unto them, ‹It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.›
  • Acts 5:39 : 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
  • Acts 9:4-5 : 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, ‹Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?› 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, ‹I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:› [it is] ‹hard for thee to kick against the pricks.›
  • Rom 11:34 : 34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
  • 1 Cor 10:22 : 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
  • Ps 62:11 : 11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power [belongeth] unto God.
  • Deut 29:29 : 29 The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.
  • Job 9:14 : 14 ¶ How much less shall I answer him, [and] choose out my words [to reason] with him?
  • Job 15:25-26 : 25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. 26 He runneth upon him, [even] on [his] neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

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  • 12Behold, [in] this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

  • Job 9:3-4
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    3If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

    4[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered?

  • Job 9:32-33
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    32For [he is] not a man, as I [am, that] I should answer him, [and] we should come together in judgment.

    33Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, [that] might lay his hand upon us both.

  • Job 32:13-14
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    13Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

    14Now he hath not directed [his] words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.

  • 2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

  • 23For he will not lay upon man more [than right]; that he should enter into judgment with God.

  • 3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

  • 12Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?

  • 23Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

  • 33[Should it be] according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

  • 13Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

  • 14¶ For God speaketh once, yea twice, [yet man] perceiveth it not.

  • 13That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?

  • 14¶ How much less shall I answer him, [and] choose out my words [to reason] with him?

  • 19Who [is] he [that] will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

  • 8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

  • Job 23:6-7
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    6Will he plead against me with [his] great power? No; but he would put [strength] in me.

    7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

  • Job 23:13-14
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    13¶ But he [is] in one [mind], and who can turn him? and [what] his soul desireth, even [that] he doeth.

    14For he performeth [the thing that is] appointed for me: and many such [things are] with him.

  • Job 35:6-7
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    6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or [if] thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

    7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

  • Job 13:7-8
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    7Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

    8Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

  • Job 22:3-4
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    3[Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?

    4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

  • 2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

  • 17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

  • 3Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

  • 23[Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out: [he is] excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

  • 29When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth [his] face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man only:

  • 14What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

  • 31Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him [what] he hath done?

  • 14¶ Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, [yet] judgment [is] before him; therefore trust thou in him.

  • 19If [I speak] of strength, lo, [he is] strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time [to plead]?

  • 19Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

  • 2Thinkest thou this to be right, [that] thou saidst, My righteousness [is] more than God's?

  • 22Shall [any] teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

  • 3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

  • 39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

  • 3Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

  • 13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].

  • 4As for me, [is] my complaint to man? and if [it were so], why should not my spirit be troubled?

  • 11For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to [his] ways.

  • 32If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

  • 17¶ What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

  • 10None [is so] fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?