Job 34:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,”
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“Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous and mighty?—”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 34:17 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
- 2 Samuel 19:21But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
- 2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
- Job 1:22In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
- Job 40:8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
- Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
- Romans 9:14What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).