Far be it from You to do such a thing—to cause the righteous to die with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked share the same fate! Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of the whole world not exercise justice?”
Job 8:20 - Tree of Life Version Surely God does not spurn the blameless or strengthen the hand of evildoers. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he help the evil doers: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, as surely as God will never uphold wrongdoers, He will never cast away a blameless man. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers. Common English Bible Surely God won’t reject integrity, won’t strengthen the hand of the wicked. Catholic Public Domain Version God will not discard the simple, nor will he extend his hand to the spiteful, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God will not cast away the simple, nor reach out his hand to the evil-doer: |
Far be it from You to do such a thing—to cause the righteous to die with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked share the same fate! Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of the whole world not exercise justice?”
that the wicked are spared for the day of calamity that they are brought to the day of wrath?
Reflect now: Who, being innocent, ever perished? And where were the upright destroyed?
It is all the same, therefore I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
The face of Adonai is against evildoers, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Though he stumble, he will not fall headlong, for Adonai is holding his hand.
Notice the man of integrity and watch the upright— for the man of shalom has a future.
For Adonai will not forsake His people. He will never abandon His inheritance.
One who walks in integrity, walks securely, but one who takes crooked paths will be discovered.
Thus says Adonai to His anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him, to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him so that gates may not be shut.