Job 34:4

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Let us evaluate for ourselves what is right; let us come to know among ourselves what is good.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 But examine all things; hold fast to what is good.
  • Judg 19:30 : 30 Everyone who saw the sight said,“Nothing like this has happened or been witnessed during the entire time since the Israelites left the land of Egypt! Take careful note of it! Discuss it and speak!”
  • Judg 20:7 : 7 All you Israelites, make a decision here!”
  • Job 34:36 : 36 But Job will be tested to the end, because his answers are like those of wicked men.
  • Isa 11:2-5 : 2 The LORD’s Spirit will rest on him– a Spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a Spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a Spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the LORD. 3 He will take delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay. 4 He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed. 5 Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.
  • John 7:24 : 24 Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”
  • Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God– what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
  • 1 Cor 6:2-5 : 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits? 3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? Why not ordinary matters! 4 So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church? 5 I say this to your shame! Is there no one among you wise enough to settle disputes between fellow Christians?
  • Gal 2:11-14 : 11 Paul Rebukes Peter But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong. 12 Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews also joined with him in this hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was led astray with them by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all,“If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

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  • Job 34:33-34
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    33 Is it your opinion that God should recompense it, because you reject this? But you must choose, and not I, so tell us what you know.

    34 Men of understanding say to me– any wise man listening to me says–

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

  • Job 34:2-3
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    2 “Listen to my words, you wise men; hear me, you learned men.

    3 For the ear assesses words as the mouth tastes food.

  • 40 נ(Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the LORD.

  • 27 Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good.”

  • 9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

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

  • 9 What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand that we don’t understand?

  • 1 God Will Judge Judah’s Sinful Leaders I said,“Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You ought to know what is just,

  • Ps 7:8-9
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    8 The LORD judges the nations. Vindicate me, LORD, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

    9 May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

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

  • Job 34:16-17
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    16 God Is Impartial and Omniscient“If you have understanding, listen to this, hear what I have to say.

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

  • 1 If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • 18 See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I am right.

  • 16 He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The LORD says,‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

  • 17 Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

  • 4 “Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth,

  • 3 But I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.

  • 36 But Job will be tested to the end, because his answers are like those of wicked men.

  • 21 “Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.

  • 6 let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.

  • 2 Make a just decision on my behalf! Decide what is right!

  • 14 Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.”

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

  • 4 I would lay out my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.

  • 23 Further Sayings of the Wise These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

  • 19 They say,“Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”

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

  • 2 “Truly, I know that this is so. But how can a human be just before God?

  • 2 “Who is this who darkens counsel with words without knowledge?

  • 4 You said,‘Pay attention, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’

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

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

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

  • 22 “Let them produce evidence! Let them tell us what will happen! Tell us about your earlier predictive oracles, so we may examine them and see how they were fulfilled. Or decree for us some future events!

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

  • 19 Tell us what we should say to him. We cannot prepare a case because of the darkness.

  • 17 I thought to myself,“God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed.

  • 14 So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.

  • 9 All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

  • 5 They said to him,“Seek a divine oracle for us, so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.”

  • 3 To receive moral instruction in skillful living, with righteousness, justice, and equity.

  • 6 Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.

  • 28 If you say,‘How we will pursue him, since the root of the trouble is found in him!’

  • 3 Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?

  • 2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!”