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 18:25Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”
• 2 Chr 19:7Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”
• Deut 32:4The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.
• Rom 3:4–6May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”
• Ezek 33:20Yet you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. House of Israel, I will judge every one of you after his ways.
• Dan 9:14Therefore has Yahweh watched over the evil, and brought it on us; for Yahweh our God is righteous in all his works which he does, and we have not obeyed his voice.
• Job 34:10–12“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
• Job 21:15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?’
• Job 4:17‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
• Job 40:8Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
• Job 34:17–19Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty? —
• Job 9:2“Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?
• Job 19:7“Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.
• Job 21:20Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
• Rev 16:7I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”
• Rev 15:3They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.
• Job 40:2“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
• Job 34:5For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right:
• Job 35:13Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.
• Ezek 33:17Yet the children of your people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
• Job 10:3Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?
• Ezek 18:25“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?
• Ps 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
• Ps 99:4The King’s strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Rom 2:5But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God;

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