KJV King James Version
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
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Job 34:12
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
WEB World English Bible
Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
ASV American Standard Version
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
Surrounding context — Job 34
9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
10 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.
11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to [his] ways.
12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
14 If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
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Job 8:3Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?Psalm 11:7For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.Psalm 145:17The LORD [is] righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.Habakkuk 1:12-13[Art] thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
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