Job 34:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

Is it fit to say to a king, You are wicked? And to princes, You are ungodly?

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  • Exod 22:28 : 28 You shall not revile the gods nor curse the ruler of your people.
  • Prov 17:26 : 26 Also, to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed, and not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
  • Jude 1:8 : 8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.
  • Acts 23:3 : 3 Then Paul said to him, God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?
  • Acts 23:5 : 5 Then said Paul, I was not aware, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.

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  • Prov 17:26
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    26Also, to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

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    3Is it good to You that You should oppress, that You should despise the work of Your hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

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    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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    20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law?

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    28For you say, 'Where is the house of the prince? And where are the dwelling places of the wicked?'

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    8For he says, Are not my princes altogether kings?

  • Ps 50:16
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    16But to the wicked God says, What right do you have to declare My statutes, or to take My covenant in your mouth?

  • Job 36:23
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    23Who has ordered him his way? or who can say, You have done wrong?

  • Ps 82:2
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    2How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.

  • Ps 58:1
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    1Do you indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? Do you judge uprightly, O you sons of men?

  • Job 13:7
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    7Will you speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

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    3Is not destruction for the wicked, and a strange punishment for the workers of iniquity?

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    4Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who can say to him, 'What are you doing?'

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    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Hab 1:13-14
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    13You are of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously and hold Your tongue when the wicked devours a man more righteous than he?

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    13Why does the wicked despise God? He has said in his heart, You will not require it.

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    30That the hypocrite may not reign, lest the people be ensnared.

  • Gen 18:25
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    28You shall not revile the gods nor curse the ruler of your people.

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    23Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: everyone loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they do not judge the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

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