Job 34:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 8:3 : 3 Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
  • Ps 11:7 : 7 Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.
  • Ps 145:17 : 17 The LORD is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.
  • Hab 1:12-13 : 12 Habakkuk Voices Some Concerns LORD, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. LORD, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment. 13 You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

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    10God is Not Unjust“Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, from the Almighty to do evil.

    11For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him.

  • Job 8:3
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    3Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

  • Job 34:22-23
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    22There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves.

    23For he does not still consider a person, that he should come before God in judgment.

  • Job 8:20
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    20“Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.

  • Ps 37:33
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    33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

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    13Who entrusted to him the earth? And who put him over the whole world?

  • Job 37:23
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    23As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

  • Job 35:13-14
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    13Surely it is an empty cry– God does not hear it; the Almighty does not take notice of it.

    14How much less, then, when you say that you do not perceive him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him!

  • Job 36:6
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    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Job 34:17
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    17Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely Righteous One,

  • Gen 18:25
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    25Far be it from you to do such a thing– to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?”

  • Lam 3:35-36
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    73%

    35to deprive a person of his rights in the presence of the Most High,

    36to defraud a person in a lawsuit– the Lord does not approve of such things!

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Job 40:8
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    8Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

  • Job 4:17
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    17“Is a mortal man righteous before God? Or a man pure before his Creator?

  • Job 22:4
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    4Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you?

  • Job 13:7
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    7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?

  • Isa 26:10
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    10If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the LORD’s majesty revealed.

  • Hab 1:4
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    4For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.

  • Exod 23:6-7
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    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

    7Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Job 34:5
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    5For Job says,‘I am innocent, but God turns away my right.

  • Prov 10:30
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    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

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    11God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day.

  • Ps 58:11
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    11Then observers will say,“Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!”

  • Rom 3:6
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    6Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?

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    15For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

  • Lam 3:33
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    33For he is not predisposed to afflict or to grieve people.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

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    3Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?

  • Job 33:12
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    12Now in this, you are not right– I answer you, for God is greater than a human being.

  • Job 23:7
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    7There an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

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    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

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    22In all this Job did not sin, nor did he charge God with moral impropriety.

  • Jer 12:1
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    1LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

  • Ps 9:8
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    8He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

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    2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.

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    26It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. He will attack the wicked nation, and the nation that helps those who commit sin.

  • Ps 37:6
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    6He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

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    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

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    32Teach me what I cannot see. If I have done evil, I will do so no more.’

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    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

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    38Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes– both calamity and blessing?