Ezekiel 33:17

"Nevertheless, your people's children keep saying, "Living life the Lord's way isn't right,' when all the while it is their way of living that isn't right.

Ezekiel 18:25

"Yet you keep saying, "The LORD isn't being consistent with his standards.' Pay attention, you house of Israel: Is my behavior really inconsistent with my standards? Isn't it your behavior that isn't just?

Ezekiel 18:29

Yet Israel's house keeps saying, "The LORD isn't being consistent with his standards.' Is it my behavior that's inconsistent with my standards? Is it not your behavior that's inconsistent with my standards?"

Job 35:2

"Are you saying that it's just for you to claim, "I'm more righteous than God?'

Job 40:8

Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous?

Ezekiel 33:20

"And yet you keep saying, "Living life the Lord's way isn't right,' But I will judge every one of you according to the way you live, you house of Israel!"

Matthew 25:24-26

"Then the one who had received one talent came forward and said, "Master, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you haven't planted and gathering where you haven't scattered any seed.

Luke 19:21-22

because I was afraid of you. You are a hard man. You withdraw what you didn't deposit and harvest what you didn't plant.'

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

Bible References

General references

Ezekiel 33:20
"And yet you keep saying, "Living life the Lord's way isn't right,' But I will judge every one of you according to the way you live, you house of Israel!"
Ezekiel 18:25
"Yet you keep saying, "The LORD isn't being consistent with his standards.' Pay attention, you house of Israel: Is my behavior really inconsistent with my standards? Isn't it your behavior that isn't just?
Job 35:2
"Are you saying that it's just for you to claim, "I'm more righteous than God?'
Job 40:8
Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous?
Matthew 25:24
"Then the one who had received one talent came forward and said, "Master, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you haven't planted and gathering where you haven't scattered any seed.
Luke 19:21
because I was afraid of you. You are a hard man. You withdraw what you didn't deposit and harvest what you didn't plant.'

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