Job 34:23 “For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgme…”

Job 34:23

For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

World English Bible

For he doesn’t need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.

American Standard Version

For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment.

Geneva Bible 1599

For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.

Darby Translation

For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.

Young's Literal Translation

For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,

Bible in Basic English

For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.

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Cross references

“he will”

Ezra 9:13 Psalm 119:137 Daniel 9:7–9 Job 34:10–12 Job 11:6 Isaiah 42:3

Ezra 9:13 · BSB

After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),

Psalm 119:137 · BSB

Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.

Daniel 9:7–9 · BSB

To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfait…

Job 34:10–12 · BSB

Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.

Job 11:6 · BSB

and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.

Isaiah 42:3 · BSB

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

“that he”

Romans 9:20 Job 16:21 Job 23:7 Jeremiah 2:5 Job 9:32 Job 9:33

Romans 9:20 · BSB

But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”

Job 16:21 · BSB

Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!

Job 23:7 · BSB

Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

Jeremiah 2:5 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves.

Job 9:32 · BSB

For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.

Job 9:33 · BSB

Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.

Also

Job 11:11

Job 11:11 · BSB

Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?

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

In context

22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.

24He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.

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