Job 8:3

Bildad insists God never perverts justice or righteousness. The principle is true, but he wrongly applies it to conclude Job must be guilty.

Cross-references · 25

• Gen 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
• 2 Chr 19:7Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
• Deut 32:4He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
• Rom 3:4–6God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
• Ezek 33:20Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
• Dan 9:14Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
• Job 34:10–12Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
• Job 21:15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
• Job 4:17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
• Job 40:8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
• Job 34:17–19Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
• Job 9:2I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
• Job 19:7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
• Job 21:20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
• Rev 16:7And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
• Rev 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
• Job 40:2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
• Job 34:5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
• Job 35:13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
• Ezek 33:17Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
• Job 10:3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
• Ezek 18:25Yet ye say, The way of the LORD is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
• Ps 89:14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
• Ps 99:4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
• Rom 2:5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

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