Job 34:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

For He will not lay upon man more than right, that he should enter into judgment with God.

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  • Ps 119:137 : 137 TZADDI. Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
  • Dan 9:7-9 : 7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us belongs confusion of face, as it is this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those near and those far off, through all the countries where You have driven them, because of their trespass which they have trespassed against You. 8 O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him;
  • Rom 9:20 : 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him who formed it, Why have you made me like this?
  • Isa 42:3 : 3 A bruised reed he shall not break, and the smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth justice unto truth.
  • Jer 2:5 : 5 Thus says the LORD, What wrong have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have followed idols, and have become idolaters?
  • Ezra 9:13 : 13 And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great trespass, seeing that You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such deliverance as this;
  • Job 9:32-33 : 32 For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, and we should come together in judgment. 33 Nor is there any mediator between us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
  • Job 11:6 : 6 And that He would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double what is! Know therefore that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
  • Job 11:11 : 11 For He knows deceptive men; He sees wickedness also; will He not then consider it?
  • Job 16:21 : 21 Oh, that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!
  • Job 23:7 : 7 There the righteous might dispute with him, so I would be delivered forever from my judge.
  • Job 34:10-12 : 10 Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God to do wickedness, and from the Almighty to commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man shall He repay him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. 12 Surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

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  • Job 34:9-13
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    9 For he has said, It profits a man nothing to delight himself in God.

    10 Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God to do wickedness, and from the Almighty to commit iniquity.

    11 For the work of a man shall He repay him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

    12 Surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

    13 Who has given Him charge over the earth? Or who has appointed the whole world?

  • 2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living shall be justified.

  • Job 33:12-13
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    12 Behold, in this you are not just; I will answer you, that God is greater than man.

    13 Why do you strive against Him? For He does not give account of any of His matters.

  • 4 Will He correct you for fear of you? Will He enter into judgment with you?

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

    33 Nor is there any mediator between us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

  • 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

  • Job 37:23-24
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    23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out; he is excellent in power, in judgment, and in abundant justice; he will not oppress.

    24 Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise of heart.

  • Job 23:6-7
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    6 Will he contend with me in his great power? No; but he would strengthen me.

    7 There the righteous might dispute with him, so I would be delivered forever from my judge.

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

  • 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number and set others in their place.

  • Job 34:21-22
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    21 For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He sees all his goings.

    22 There is no darkness nor shadow of death where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

  • 33 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.

  • Job 33:26-28
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    26 He shall pray to God, and He will be favorable to him, and he shall see His face with joy, for He will render unto man His righteousness.

    27 He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted what was right, and it did not profit me;

    28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

  • 3 And do You open Your eyes upon such a one and bring me into judgment with You?

  • 13 Lest you should say, We have found out wisdom: God will thrust him down, not man.

  • 20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, nor will He help the evildoers:

  • 22 He draws also the mighty with his power; he rises up, and no man is sure of life.

  • 8 Will you also annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

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

  • 5 But if a man is just and does what is lawful and right,

  • 22 Can anyone teach God knowledge, seeing He judges those who are high?

  • 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

  • 14 Although you say you shall not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust in him.

  • 5 For Job has said, I am righteous; and God has taken away my justice.

  • 6 He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the poor.

  • 23 These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

  • 17 Shall even he who hates justice govern? And will you condemn Him who is most just?

  • 23 If there is a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man his uprightness:

  • 19 How much less to Him who does not respect the persons of princes nor regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.

  • 16 None of his sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him: he has done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

  • 6 And that He would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double what is! Know therefore that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.

  • 3 If one wishes to contend with Him, he cannot answer Him one in a thousand.

  • 23 If the scourge slays suddenly, He will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

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    8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness; he shall administer judgment to the people in uprightness.

  • 6 Certainly not: for then how will God judge the world?

  • 7 If you are righteous, what do you give him? or what does he receive from your hand?

  • 1 If there is a dispute between men, and they come to judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

  • 22 For God will hurl upon him, and not spare; he would gladly flee out of His hand.