Verse 8

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

Referenced Verses

  • Job 32:2 : 2 Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry. He was angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.
  • Job 34:5-6 : 5 For Job says,‘I am innocent, but God turns away my right. 6 Concerning my right, should I lie? My wound is incurable, although I am without transgression.’
  • Rom 3:4 : 4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written:“so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged.”
  • Job 10:3 : 3 Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
  • Job 27:2-6 : 2 “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter– 3 for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils, 4 my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit. 5 I will never declare that you three are in the right; until I die, I will not set aside my integrity! 6 I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.
  • Gal 3:15 : 15 Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.
  • Gal 3:17 : 17 What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to invalidate the promise.
  • Heb 7:18 : 18 On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless,
  • Job 35:2-3 : 2 “Do you think this to be just: when you say,‘My right before God.’ 3 But you say,‘What will it profit you,’ and,‘What do I gain by not sinning?’
  • Ps 51:4 : 4 Against you– you above all– I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.
  • Isa 14:27 : 27 Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has a plan, and who can possibly frustrate it? His hand is ready to strike, and who can possibly stop it?
  • Isa 28:18 : 18 Your treaty with death will be dissolved; your agreement with Sheol will not last. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by, you will be overrun by it.