Far be it from thee to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
Job 34:10 - Revised Standard Version “Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding, far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore hear me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God that He should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that He should commit iniquity. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. Common English Bible Therefore, intelligent ones, hear me; far be it from God to do evil and the Almighty to sin, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, prudent men, hear me: impiety is far from God, and iniquity is far from the Almighty. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore, ye men of understanding, hear me. Far from God be wickedness: and iniquity from the Almighty. |
Far be it from thee to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God, or partiality, or taking bribes.”
Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Men of understanding will say to me, and the wise man who hears me will say:
Who has prescribed for him his way, or who can say, ‘Thou hast done wrong’?
The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
to show that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
He who ignores instruction despises himself, but he who heeds admonition gains understanding.
He who commits adultery has no sense; he who does it destroys himself.
Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I complain to thee; yet I would plead my case before thee. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
The Lord within her is righteous, he does no wrong; every morning he shows forth his justice, each dawn he does not fail; but the unjust knows no shame.
What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means!
“The Rock, his work is perfect; for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted with evil and he himself tempts no one;