Job 4:17

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

In Context

16It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance of it. A form was before my eyes. [There was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],

18Behold, he puts no trust in his servants, and he charges his [heavenly] agents with folly.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay a righteous man with a wicked man, that so the righteous man should be as the wicked man. Far be it from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Job 9:2Of a truth I know that it is so. But how can man be just with God?

Job 14:4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

Job 25:4How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of a woman?

Job 35:10But none says, Where is God my maker who gives songs in the night,

Psalms 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant. For in thy sight no man living is righteous.

Matthew Henry on Job 4:13-21

12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his… Read the whole commentary →

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