Job 33:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.”

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BSBPD

“Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Lo, <FI>in<Fi> this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 33:12 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 1:22In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
  2. Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
  3. Job 11:6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
  4. Job 11:9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
  5. Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
  6. Job 32:17I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.
  7. Job 34:10Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
  8. Job 34:17Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
  9. Job 34:23For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
  10. Job 35:2“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
  11. Job 35:4I will reply to you and to your friends as well.
  12. Job 36:5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
  13. Job 36:22Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?
  14. Job 40:2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
  15. Job 40:8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
  16. Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
  17. Jeremiah 18:6“O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.
  18. Ezekiel 18:25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
  19. Romans 9:19One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”

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