Job 34:30 “that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.”

Job 34:30

that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.

World English Bible

that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.

American Standard Version

That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.

Geneva Bible 1599

Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.

Darby Translation

That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.

Young's Literal Translation

From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;

Bible in Basic English

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Cross references

“That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.”

Job 34:21 1 Kings 12:28–30 2 Kings 21:9 Psalm 12:8 Hosea 5:11 Hosea 13:11

Job 34:21 · BSB

For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.

1 Kings 12:28–30 · BSB

After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

2 Kings 21:9 · BSB

But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.

Psalm 12:8 · BSB

The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

Hosea 5:11 · BSB

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

Hosea 13:11 · BSB

So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.

Also

Proverbs 29:2–12

Proverbs 29:2–12 · BSB

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

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

In context

29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,

31Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.

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