Job 36:4 Cross References - ISV

⁴ because what I have to say isn’t deceptive, and the one who has perfect knowledge is with you.”

⁴ Job Accuses His Friends“But as for you, you whitewash with lies; all of you are worthless quacks.

⁷ Why do you speak falsely on God’s behalf and speak deceitfully about him?

²⁷ Job Suspects His Friends of Treachery“Look! I know your thoughts, your plans are going to harm me.

³⁴ How then, can you console me so worthlessly? What is left of your answers is treachery.”

⁶ “After all, you’ve taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing. ⁷ You’ve neglected to give water to the weary, and you’ve withheld food from the hungry. ⁸ The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it. ⁹ You sent away widows empty-handed, and broke the outstretched arms of orphans. ¹⁰ That’s why disaster surrounds you, terror suddenly overwhelms you, ¹¹ you see nothing but darkness, and a flood of troubles drowns you.”
¹² Eliphaz Acknowledges God but Issues an Imprecatory Prayer“Isn’t God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are! ¹³ You’ve asked, ‘What does God know? Can he sort through pitch black darkness?’ ¹⁴ Thick clouds cover him so he can’t see as he walks back and forth at heaven’s horizon. ¹⁵ “Will you keep walking on the traditional path that sinners have tread, ¹⁶ who were snatched away before their time; when their foundation was swept away by a river? ¹⁷ They told God, ‘Get away from us!’ and ‘What will the Almighty do to them?’ ¹⁸ “Though God fills their houses with good things, the counsel of the wicked will remain far from me. ¹⁹ The righteous will see this and rejoice; the innocent will insult him, saying, ²⁰ ‘Our enemies are sure to be destroyed, and fire will burn up what’s left of their riches.”
²¹ Eliphaz Challenges Job to Repent“Get to know God, and you’ll be at peace with him, and then prosperity will come to you. ²² Accept what he has to teach you, and treasure his words in your heart. ²³ “If you return to the Almighty you’ll be restored, as you remove iniquity from your household. ²⁴ Bury your gold nuggets in the dust, and your source of gold among the stones in a streambed, ²⁵ and then the Almighty will be your gold and your refined silver. ²⁶ “Then you’ll take delight in the Almighty; and will turn your face toward God. ²⁷ You’ll entreat him and he’ll listen to you as you fulfill your vows. ²⁸ When you make a decision on something, it will be established for you, and light will brighten your way. ²⁹ “For when they’re humbled, you may respond; ‘It’s their pride!’ but he delivers the humble. ³⁰ He’ll even deliver the guilty, who will be delivered through your innocence.”

³ I speak from the innocence of my heart; and my lips will utter what I sincerely know.

¹⁶ Do you understand his wondrous work of balancing the clouds, the one whose knowledge is perfect,

³ My mouth will speak wisely, and I will understand what I think about.

⁷ For my mouth speaks the truth— wickedness is detestable to me. ⁸ Everything I have to say is just; there isn’t anything corrupt or perverse in my speech.

²⁰ Have I not written for you 30 sayings containing counsel and knowledge, ²¹ to teach you true and reliable advice, so you can give truthful answers to those who sent you?

³ I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

²² Felix was rather well informed about the Way, and so he adjourned the trial with the comment, “When Tribune Lysias arrives, I’ll decide your case.”

²⁰ Brothers, stop being childish in your thinking. Be like infants with respect to evil, but think like adults.

¹⁷ At least we are not commercializing God’s word like so many others. Instead, we speak with sincerity in the Messiah’s name, like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God.

¹² Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of the Messiah Jesus, sends you his greetings. He is always wrestling in his prayers for you, so that you may stand mature, completely convinced of the entire will of God.

¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good action.