Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the mighty, righteous One?
Job 34:18 - Tree of Life Version Who says to a king, ‘Worthless man’ and to nobles, ‘Wicked men’! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [God] Who says to a king, You are worthless and vile, or to princes and nobles, You are ungodly and evil? American Standard Version (1901) Him that saith to a king, Thou art vile, Or to nobles, Ye are wicked; Common English Bible Will you say to a king, “Worthless!” to royalty, “Evil!” Catholic Public Domain Version He says to the king, "You are an apostate." He calls commanders impious. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who saith to the king: Thou art an apostate. Who calleth rulers, ungodly: |
Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the mighty, righteous One?
Who shows no partiality before princes, and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.
“Do not hold back the fullness of your crops or your vintage. You are to present the firstborn of your sons to Me.
Also, to punish a righteous person is not good, nor to beat up an honorable one for his integrity.
Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you on the mouth, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit judging me according to the Torah, and yet in violation of the Torah you order me to be struck?”
Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he is the kohen gadol . For it has been written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
Pay to everyone what is due them—tribute to whom tribute is due; tax to whom tax is due; respect to whom respect is due; honor to whom honor is due.
especially those who follow after the flesh in its unclean desires and who despise the Lord’s authority. Brazen and arrogant, these people do not tremble while slandering glorious beings;
Yet in the same way these people also, by their visionary dreaming, defile the flesh, reject the Lord’s authority, and defame glorious beings.