Verse 17

Shall mortal man{H582} be more just{H6663}{(H8799)} than God{H433}? shall a man{H1397} be more pure{H2891}{(H8799)} than his maker{H6213}{(H8802)}?

Referenced Verses

  • Job 9:2 : 2 I know{H3045}{(H8804)} it is so of a truth{H551}: but how should man{H582} be just{H6663}{(H8799)} with God{H410}?
  • Job 25:4 : 4 How then can man{H582} be justified{H6663}{(H8799)} with God{H410}? or how can he be clean{H2135}{(H8799)} that is born{H3205}{(H8803)} of a woman{H802}?
  • Ps 143:2 : 2 And enter{H935}{(H8799)} not into judgment{H4941} with thy servant{H5650}: for in thy sight{H6440} shall no man living{H2416} be justified{H6663}{(H8799)}.
  • Ps 145:17 : 17 The LORD{H3068} is righteous{H6662} in all his ways{H1870}, and holy{H2623} in all his works{H4639}.
  • Eccl 7:20 : 20 For there is not a just{H6662} man{H120} upon earth{H776}, that doeth{H6213}{(H8799)} good{H2896}, and sinneth{H2398}{(H8799)} not.
  • Jer 12:1 : 1 Righteous{H6662} art thou, O LORD{H3068}, when I plead{H7378}{(H8799)} with thee: yet let me talk{H1696}{(H8762)} with thee of thy judgments{H4941}: Wherefore doth the way{H1870} of the wicked{H7563} prosper{H6743}{(H8804)}? wherefore are all they happy{H7951}{(H8804)} that deal very{H899} treacherously{H898}{(H8802)}?
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart{H3820} is deceitful{H6121} above all things, and desperately wicked{H605}{(H8803)}: who can know{H3045}{(H8799)} it?
  • Mark 7:20-23 : 20 And{G1161} he said{G3004}{(G5707)},{G3754} That which cometh{G1607}{(G5740)} out of{G1537} the man{G444}, that{G1565} defileth{G2840}{(G5719)} the man{G444}. 21 For{G1063} from within{G2081}, out of{G1537} the heart{G2588} of men{G444}, proceed{G1607}{(G5736)} evil{G2556} thoughts{G1261}, adulteries{G3430}, fornications{G4202}, murders{G5408}, 22 Thefts{G2829}, covetousness{G4124}, wickedness{G4189}, deceit{G1388}, lasciviousness{G766}, an evil{G4190} eye{G3788}, blasphemy{G988}, pride{G5243}, foolishness{G877}: 23 All{G3956} these{G5023} evil things{G4190} come{G1607}{(G5736)} from within{G2081}, and{G2532} defile{G2840}{(G5719)} the man{G444}.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But{G1161} after{G2596} thy{G4675} hardness{G4643} and{G2532} impenitent{G279} heart{G2588} treasurest up{G2343}{(G5719)} unto thyself{G4572} wrath{G3709} against{G1722} the day{G2250} of wrath{G3709} and{G2532} revelation{G602} of the righteous judgment{G1341} of God{G2316};
  • Rom 3:4-7 : 4 God forbid{G3361}{G1096}{(G5636)}: yea{G1161}, let{G1096} God{G2316} be{G1096}{(G5737)} true{G227}, but{G1161} every{G3956} man{G444} a liar{G5583}; as{G2531} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)}, That{G3704} thou mightest{G302} be justified{G1344}{(G5686)} in{G1722} thy{G4675} sayings{G3056}, and{G2532} mightest overcome{G3528}{(G5661)} when{G1722} thou{G4571} art judged{G2919}{(G5745)}. 5 But{G1161} if{G1487} our{G2257} unrighteousness{G93} commend{G4921}{(G5719)} the righteousness{G1343} of God{G2316}, what{G5101} shall we say{G2046}{(G5692)}?{G3361} Is God{G2316} unrighteous{G94} who taketh{G2018}{(G5723)} vengeance{G3709}?(I speak{G3004}{(G5719)} as{G2596} a man{G444}) 6 God forbid{G3361}{G1096}{(G5636)}: for then{G1893} how{G4459} shall{G2919} God{G2316} judge{G2919}{(G5692)}{(G5719)} the world{G2889}? 7 For{G1063} if{G1487} the truth{G225} of God{G2316} hath more abounded{G4052}{(G5656)} through{G1722} my{G1699} lie{G5582} unto{G1519} his{G846} glory{G1391}; why{G5101} yet{G2089} am{G2919} I also{G2504} judged{G2919}{(G5743)} as{G5613} a sinner{G268}?
  • Rom 9:20 : 20 Nay but{G3304}, O{G5599} man{G444}, who{G5101} art{G1488}{(G5748)} thou{G4771} that repliest against{G470}{(G5740)} God{G2316}?{G3361} Shall{G2046} the thing formed{G4110} say{G2046}{(G5692)} to him that formed{G4111}{(G5660)} it, Why{G5101} hast thou made{G4160}{(G5656)} me{G3165} thus{G3779}?
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 O{G5599} the depth{G899} of the riches{G4149} both{G2532} of the wisdom{G4678} and{G2532} knowledge{G1108} of God{G2316}! how{G5613} unsearchable{G419} are his{G846} judgments{G2917}, and{G2532} his{G846} ways{G3598} past finding out{G421}!
  • Rev 4:8 : 8 And{G2532} the four{G5064} beasts{G2226} had{G2192}{(G5707)} each{G303}{G1520} of them{G2596}{G1438} six{G1803} wings{G4420} about{G2943} him; and{G2532} they were full{G1073}{(G5723)} of eyes{G3788} within{G2081}: and{G2532} they rest{G372} not{G3756}{G2192}{(G5719)} day{G2250} and{G2532} night{G3571}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Holy{G40}, holy{G40}, holy{G40}, Lord{G2962} God{G2316} Almighty{G3841}, which{G3588} was{G2258}{(G5713)}{(G5625)}{G3801}, and{G2532} is{G5607}{(G5752)}{(G5625)}{G3801}, and{G2532} is to come{G2064}{(G5740)}{(G5625)}{G3801}.
  • Job 35:2 : 2 Thinkest{H2803}{(H8804)} thou this to be right{H4941}, that thou saidst{H559}{(H8804)}, My righteousness{H6664} is more than God's{H410}?
  • Job 35:10 : 10 But none saith{H559}{(H8804)}, Where is God{H433} my maker{H6213}{(H8802)}, who giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} songs{H2158} in the night{H3915};
  • Job 40:8 : 8 Wilt thou also disannul{H6565}{(H8686)} my judgment{H4941}? wilt thou condemn{H7561}{(H8686)} me, that thou mayest be righteous{H6663}{(H8799)}?
  • Job 9:30-31 : 30 If I wash{H7364}{(H8694)} myself with{H7950} snow water{H4325}{H1119}, and make my hands{H3709} never{H1252}{(H8676)}{H1253} so clean{H2141}{(H8689)}; 31 Yet{H227} shalt thou plunge{H2881}{(H8799)} me in the ditch{H7845}, and mine own clothes{H8008} shall abhor{H8581}{(H8765)} me.
  • Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring{H5414}{(H8799)} a clean{H2889} thing out of an unclean{H2931}? not one{H259}.
  • Job 15:14 : 14 What is man{H582}, that he should be clean{H2135}{(H8799)}? and he which is born{H3205}{(H8803)} of a woman{H802}, that he should be righteous{H6663}{(H8799)}?
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 That be far{H2486} from thee to do{H6213}{(H8800)} after this manner{H1697}, to slay{H4191}{(H8687)} the righteous{H6662} with the wicked{H7563}: and that the righteous{H6662} should be as the wicked{H7563}, that be far{H2486} from thee: Shall not the Judge{H8199}{(H8802)} of all the earth{H776} do{H6213}{(H8799)} right{H4941}?
  • Job 8:3 : 3 Doth God{H410} pervert{H5791}{(H8762)} judgment{H4941}? or doth the Almighty{H7706} pervert{H5791}{(H8762)} justice{H6664}?