Job 13:8 “Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?”

Job 13:8

Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

World English Bible

Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?

American Standard Version

Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God?

Geneva Bible 1599

Will ye accept his person? or will ye contende for God?

Darby Translation

Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

Young's Literal Translation

His face do ye accept, if for God ye strive?

Bible in Basic English

Will you have respect for God's person in this cause, and put yourselves forward as his supporters?

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Cross references

“Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?”

Proverbs 24:23 Job 32:21 Job 34:19 Malachi 2:9 Exodus 23:2 Exodus 23:3

Proverbs 24:23 · BSB

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Job 32:21 · BSB

I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.

Job 34:19 · BSB

who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.

Malachi 2:9 · BSB

“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”

Exodus 23:2 · BSB

You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

Exodus 23:3 · BSB

And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Also

Leviticus 19:15

Leviticus 19:15 · BSB

You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?

9Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?

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