Job 8:3 Cross References - BSB

³ Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

²⁵ Far 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?”

⁴ He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

⁷ And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

¹⁷ ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?

² “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?

³ Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?

⁷ Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.

¹⁵ Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’

²⁰ Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.

⁵ For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.

¹⁰ Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly. ¹¹ For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences. ¹² Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

¹⁷ Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One, ¹⁸ who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’ ¹⁹ who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.

¹³ Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.

² “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

⁸ Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

⁴ The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.

²⁵ Yet 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?

¹⁷ Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.

²⁰ Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”

¹⁴ Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.

⁵ But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

⁴ Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” ⁵ But 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. ⁶ Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?

³ and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

⁷ And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”