Job 8:3

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Summary

Job 8:3

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

God

Almighty

Bible References

God

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Of a truth I know that it is so. But how can man be just with God?

Is it good to thee that thou should oppress, that thou should despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.

For Job has said, I am righteous, and God has taken away my right.

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay a righteous man with a wicked man, that so the righteous man should be as the wicked man. Far be it from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice, a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Now therefore let the fear of LORD be upon you. Take heed and do it. For there is no iniquity with LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

Yet ye say, The way of LORD is not equitable. Hear now, O house of Israel. Is not my way equitable? Are not your ways inequitable?

Yet the sons of thy people say, The way of LORD is not equitable. But as for them, their way is not equitable.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne. Loving kindness and truth go before thy face.

Therefore LORD has watched over the evil, and brought it upon us, for LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he does, and we have not obeyed his voice.

But according to thy hardness, and thy impenitent heart, thou store up wrath to thyself in the day of wrath, and revelation, and righteous judgment of God,

May it not happen! But let it come to pass God is true, but every man a liar, as it is written, That thou may ever be justified in thy words, and may prevail when thou are criticized.

Almighty

What is the Almighty that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray to him?

Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding. Far be it from me to sin before LORD, and pervert righteousness before the Almighty.

Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], nor will the Almighty regard it.

The king's strength also loves justice. Thou establish equity. Thou execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

And they sing the song of Moses the bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty, righteous and TRUE are thy ways, thou King of the nations.

And I heard the altar saying, Yea, Lord God Almighty, TRUE and righteous are thy judgments.