Job 37:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²³ The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power, and in judgment, And in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Touching the Almighty, we cannot find Him out; He is excellent in power; and to justice and plenteous righteousness He does no violence [He will disregard no right]. [I Tim. 6:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

Common English Bible

²³ As for the Almighty, we can’t find him— he is powerful and just, abundantly righteous— he won’t respond.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ We are not worthy to be able to find him. Great in strength, great in judgment, great in justice: he is indescribable.

Job 37:23 Cross References

1 Timothy 6:16

It is he alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

Psalm 99:4

Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Job 36:5

“Surely God is mighty and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and succeeded?

Ezekiel 18:32

For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Turn, then, and live.

Ezekiel 18:23

Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, says the Lord God, and not rather that they should turn from their ways and live?

Isaiah 63:9

in all their distress. It was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them; in his love and pity it was he who redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Isaiah 45:21

Declare and present your case; take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? There is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is no one besides me.

Psalm 30:5

For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Job 11:7

“Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?

Hebrews 12:10

For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.

Luke 10:22

All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

Matthew 6:13

And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything suitable for its time; moreover, he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.

Psalm 93:1

The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he is girded with strength. He has established the world; it shall never be moved;

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.

Psalm 65:6

By your strength you established the mountains; you are girded with might.

Psalm 62:11

Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God,

Job 37:19

Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.

Job 36:26

Surely God is great, and we do not know him; the number of his years is unsearchable.

Job 26:14

These are indeed but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

Job 12:13

“With God are wisdom and strength; he has counsel and understanding.

Job 9:19

If it is a contest of strength, he is the strong one! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?

Job 8:3

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert the right?

Job 11:8

It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

Job 25:2

“Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.

Job 36:3

I will bring my knowledge from far away and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Job 37:22

Out of the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.

Ecclesiastes 7:24

That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them: As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

Psalm 62:12

and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work.

Psalm 145:3

Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable.