Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

Bible References

He will contend

Job 9:20
Though I'm in the right, my own mouth will condemn me; though I'm blameless, he'll pronounce me as guilty.
Job 10:2
I'll say to God, "Don't condemn me! Let me know why you are fighting me.
Job 23:3
If only I knew where to find him, I would visit him where he has taken his seat.
Job 31:35
"Who will grant me a hearing? Here's my signature let the Almighty answer! Since my adversary indicted me,
Job 33:13
Why are you arguing with him? He doesn't have to give explanations for what he does to you!
Job 34:14
If he were to decide to do so, that is, to take back to himself his spirit and breath of life,
Job 40:2
"Should the one who is fighting the Almighty find fault with him? Let God's accuser answer."
Isaiah 57:15
"For this is what the high and lofty One says, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "He lives in the height and in holiness, and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Romans 9:20
On the contrary, who are you mere man that you are to talk back to God? Can an object that was molded say to the one who molded it, "Why did you make me like this?"

He cannot

Psalm 19:12
Who can detect his own mistake? Cleanse me from hidden sin.
Psalm 40:12
Innumerable evils have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me so that I cannot see. They are more in number than the hair on my head, and my courage has forsaken me.
1 John 1:8
If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves and we're not being truthful to ourselves.
1 John 3:20
If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.

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